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I want to make a Venn diagram that shows the complete number hierarchy from the smallest (natural number) to the largest (complex number). It must include natural, integer, rational, irrational, real and complex numbers.

How do we draw the number hierarchy from natural to complex in a Venn diagram?

Edit 1:

I found a diagram as follows, but it does not include the complex number.

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My doubt is that shoul I add one more rectangle, that is a litte bit larger, to enclose the real rectangle? But I think the gap is too large enough only for i, right?

Edit 2:

Is it correct if I draw as follows?

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    The complex numbers would simply surround the whole thing, while the reals should be split between the irrationals and rationals. So here the green part itself is irrational, while everything the green contains is real.2012-10-20
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    There are *a lot* of number systems between the natural and the complex numbers. Most of those will hardly be mentioned explicitly outside courses for math students, though.2012-10-20
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    Related question: http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/216177/in-a-venn-diagram-where-are-other-number-sets-located2012-10-21
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    ガベージ, Your second diagram is what I originally considered as a further edit to mine, but if we want to be totally accurate, there's a problem. See how the circles that represent $\mathbb{Q}$ and $\mathbb{R}$ have small slivers outside of {0} that intersect $\mathbb{I}$? Technically, we shouldn't have that.2012-10-21

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