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[[File:John_Venn_computing_diagram.jpg|thumb|Venn computing one of his famed diagrams.]]'''John Venn''' (? - ?) is a crime-fighting [[Set theory (nonfiction)|set theorist (nonfiction)]]. | [[File:John_Venn_computing_diagram.jpg|thumb|Venn computing one of his famed diagrams.]]'''John Venn''' (? - ?) is a crime-fighting [[Set theory (nonfiction)|set theorist (nonfiction)]]. | ||
Venn is the inventor of [[machines]] for detecting and repelling [[demons]], now known as [[Venn diagrams]]. | Venn is the inventor of [[machines]] for detecting and repelling [[demons]], now known as [[Venn diagrams]]. | ||
Venn diagrams also show all possible logical relations between a finite collection of different sets; see [[Venn diagram (nonfiction)]]. | Venn diagrams also show all possible logical relations between a finite collection of different sets; see [[Venn diagram (nonfiction)]]. | ||
Venn often teams up with [[The Sigil]] to find crime and solve problems in [[set theory (nonfiction)]]. | Venn often teams up with [[The Sigil]] to find crime and solve problems in [[set theory (nonfiction)]]. | ||
People sometimes confuse "John Venn" with "John Glenn". | |||
== In the News == | |||
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File:Cantor set (four iterations).png|link=Set theory (nonfiction)|New [[Sigil (nonfiction)|sigil]] is perfect for [[The Sigil (crime fighter)|The Sigil]], say experts. | |||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == |
Revision as of 13:05, 19 June 2016
John Venn (? - ?) is a crime-fighting set theorist (nonfiction).
Venn is the inventor of machines for detecting and repelling demons, now known as Venn diagrams.
Venn diagrams also show all possible logical relations between a finite collection of different sets; see Venn diagram (nonfiction). Venn often teams up with The Sigil to find crime and solve problems in set theory (nonfiction).
People sometimes confuse "John Venn" with "John Glenn".