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		low_tech_punk on July 25, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: InteractiVenn – Interactive Venn Diagrams Wow, that 6-set visualization feels more asymmetric than 2,3,4,5. Is there an upper bound to the number of sets you can visualize in 2D, and how about 3D?

wonger_ on July 25, 2024 [–]

I don't think there's any bound to 2D visualizations. The challenge seems to be constructing symmetric or useful visualizations, which has kept people busy up to n=11 apparently: https://www.combinatorics.org/files/Surveys/ds5/ds5v3-2005/V...

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