Intersection - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌɪntərˈsekʃn|
Brit.
|ɪntəˈsekʃ(ə)n|
noun
- a point where lines intersect
- a junction where one street or road crosses another (syn: crossing, crossroad, crossway)
- a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations
- the set of elements common to two or more sets (syn: product)
- the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)
- a junction where one street or road crosses another (syn: crossing, crossroad, crossway)
- a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations
- the set of elements common to two or more sets (syn: product)
the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things
- a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena (syn: convergence, overlap)- the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)
Extra examples
The accident occurred at a busy intersection.
Take a left-hand turn at the next intersection.
The office is two blocks past the intersection.
She got into a car accident while driving through a dangerous intersection.
His car was broadsided by a truck as he was driving through the intersection.
Longitude is ever measured from the intersection of the equator and ecliptic.
Turn left at the first intersection.
The car cut to the left at the intersection
The transitivity assumption implies that indifference sets have no intersection.
Word forms
noun
singular: intersection
plural: intersections
singular: intersection
plural: intersections
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