Euler diagram

noun

Eu·​ler diagram

ˈȯilə(r)-

variants or Euler's diagram

-)z-

: a graphic method employing circles to represent relations between and operations on classes and the terms of propositions by inclusion, exclusion, and intersection compare venn diagram

Word History

Etymology

after Leonhard Euler †1783 Swiss mathematician and physicist

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