Definition of Intersection in English :

Define Intersection in English

Intersection meaning in English

Meaning of Intersection in English

Pronunciation of Intersection in English

Intersection pronunciation in English

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Intersection

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Noun

1. intersection, intersection point, point of intersection

a point where lines intersect

2. carrefour, crossing, crossroad, crossway, intersection

a junction where one street or road crosses another

3. intersection

a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations

4. cartesian product, intersection, product

the set of elements common to two or more sets

Example Sentences:
'the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things'

5. convergence, intersection, overlap

a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena

Example Sentences:
'there was no overlap between their proposals'

6. intersection

the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Intersection

see synonyms of intersection
noun
1. 
a point at which things intersect, esp a road junction
2. 
the act of intersecting or the state of being intersected
3. mathematics
a. 
a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations
b. Also called: product
the set of elements that are common to two sets
c. 
the operation that yields that set from a pair of given sets. Symbol: ∩, as in AB

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Intersection

see synonyms of intersection
noun
1. 
the act of intersecting
2. 
a place of intersecting
; specif.,
a. 
the point or line where two lines or surfaces meet or cross
b. 
the place where two or more roads meet or, esp., cross
3.  Ancient Mathematics
the set containing all the points common to two or more given sets

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Intersection

see synonyms of intersection
n.
1. The act, process, or result of intersecting.
2. A place where things intersect, especially a place where two or more roads cross.
3. Mathematics
a. The point or locus of points where one line, surface, or solid crosses another.
b. A set that contains elements shared by two or more given sets.

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