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Meaning of
'intersection'
(Webster Dictionary)
1 .
Intersection
[
n.
]
- The act, state, or place of intersecting.
- The point or line in which one line or surface cuts another.
Meaning of 'intersection' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 .
intersection
[
n
]
Meaning (1):
- the set of elements common to two or more sets
Example in sentence:
the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things
Meaning (2):
- a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena
Example in sentence:
there was no overlap between their proposals
Nearby Words:
intact
intactable
intactible
intagli
intagliated
intaglio
intaglius
intail
intake
intaminated
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