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Reasoning with Projected Contours

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Diagrammatic Representation and Inference (Diagrams 2004)

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Projected contours enable Euler diagrams to scale better. They enable the representation of information using less syntax and can therefore increase visual clarity. Here informal reasoning rules are given that allow the transformation of spider diagrams with respect to projected contours.

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John, C. (2004). Reasoning with Projected Contours. In: Blackwell, A.F., Marriott, K., Shimojima, A. (eds) Diagrammatic Representation and Inference. Diagrams 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 2980. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-25931-2_15

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