intersection

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Noun

intersection (plural intersections)

1. The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.
2. (geometry) The point or set of points common to two geometrical objects (such as the point where two lines meet or the line where two planes intersect).
3. (set theory) The set containing all the elements that are common to two or more sets.

Related terms

• intersect

Translations

junction of two or more paths, etc

Czech: křižovatka f. Danish: kryds n. Finnish: risteys Japanese: 交差点 (こうさてん, kousaten)

Polish: skrzyżowanie n. Romanian: intersecţie f. Swedish: korsning c.

in geometry

Danish: skæring c., skæringspunkt n. Finnish: leikkauspiste Hebrew: חיתוך Japanese: 交点(こうてん, kouten)

Polish: punkt przecięcia m. Romanian: intersecţie f. Swedish: skärning c.

in set theory

Chinese: 交集 Czech: průnik m. Danish: fællesmængde c. Dutch: doorsnede Esperanto: komunaĵo Estonian: ühisosa, lõige Finnish: leikkaus French: intersection f. German: Durchschnitt

Hebrew: חיתוך Italian: intersezione f. Japanese: 積集合(せきしゅうごう, sekishūgou) Polish: przekrój Romanian: intersecţie f. Russian: пересечение множеств Swedish: snitt n. Ukrainian: перетин множин

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Slovak: križovatka f (1), priesečník (2), prienik (3) Portuguese: intersecção f

See also

• union

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