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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 diagrams ==


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)]].
== Allies ==
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)]].


== John Venn / John Glenn ==
People sometimes confuse "John Venn" with "John Glenn".


People sometimes confuse "John Venn" with "John Glenn".
== In the News ==


TO DO: draw [[Venn diagram (nonfiction)]] illustration the difference.
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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

Venn computing one of his famed diagrams.

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".

In the News

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference