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Sven Diagrams

December 24, 2018

Two Venn diagrams themed around 'Sven,' with empty shaded overlaps; one entry is 9.71828..., which is e away from 7.

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2018-12-24-sven-diagrams/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
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[Title] "SVEN DIAGRAMS"

Left: "Unpronounceable Consonant Combos" (rtapl, sgew, nkbar) ∩ "Scandinavian Flavor" (Ikea, meatballs)

Right: "Old Norse Etymology" (Thursday (Thor's Day)) ∩ "One 'e' away from Seven" (sevn, 9.71828...)

Topics
Sets & Infinity › Venn DiagramsSets & Infinity › Set TheoryFunctions › Exponentials & e
Level
Middle SchoolHigh School
Themes
PunsLanguage & Wordplay