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intersection

[ in-ter-sek-shuhn ]
/ ˌÉȘn tərˈsɛk ʃən /
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noun
a place where two or more roads meet, especially when at least one is a major highway; junction.
any place of intersection or the act or fact of intersecting.
Mathematics.
  1. Also called meet, product . the set of elements that two or more sets have in common. Symbol: ∩
  2. the greatest lower bound of two elements in a lattice.

OTHER WORDS FOR intersection

1 crossroads, crossing, corner.
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Origin of intersection

First recorded in 1550–60, intersection is from the Latin word intersectiƍn- (stem of intersectiƍ). See intersect, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM intersection

in·ter·sec·tion·al, adjectivenon·in·ter·sec·tion·al, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for intersection

intersection
/ (ˌÉȘntəˈsɛkʃən, ˈÉȘntəˌsɛk-) /

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

Derived forms of intersection

intersectional, adjective
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Scientific definitions for intersection

intersection
[ Ä­nâ€Čtər-sĕkâ€Čshən ]

The point or set of points where one line, surface, or solid crosses another.
The set that contains only those elements shared by two or more sets. The intersection of the sets {3,4,5,6} and {4,6,8,10} is the set {4,6}. The symbol for intersection is . Compare union.
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