Intersect: meaning, definitions and examples
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intersect
[ หษชn.tษหsษkt ]
set theory
To have a common area or element when two or more sets are compared. It is the portion that overlaps or is shared between the sets.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The two circles intersect at two points.
- The Venn diagram shows where the sets intersect.
- Lines AB and CD intersect at point E.
mathematics
The point or points where two or more lines, curves, or surfaces meet or cross each other.
Synonyms
crossing, junction, meeting point
Examples of usage
- The intersection of two lines forms a point.
- The intersection of two planes is a line.
- The intersection of the roads is marked with a traffic sign.
Translations
Translations of the word "intersect" in other languages:
๐ต๐น interseccionar
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคเคเคฐเคธเฅเคเฅเค
๐ฉ๐ช schneiden
๐ฎ๐ฉ memotong
๐บ๐ฆ ะฟะตัะตัะธะฝะฐัะธ
๐ต๐ฑ przecinaฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ไบคๅทฎใใ (ใใใใใ)
๐ซ๐ท intersecter
๐ช๐ธ intersectar
๐น๐ท kesiลmek
๐ฐ๐ท ๊ต์ฐจํ๋ค (gyochahada)
๐ธ๐ฆ ูุชูุงุทุน
๐จ๐ฟ protnout
๐ธ๐ฐ pretรญnaลฅ
๐จ๐ณ ็ธไบค (xiฤngjiฤo)
๐ธ๐ฎ seฤi
๐ฎ๐ธ skera
๐ฐ๐ฟ าะธัะปัััััั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ kษsib keรงmษk
๐ฒ๐ฝ intersectar
Word origin
The word 'intersect' comes from the Latin word 'intersectus', which is the past participle of 'intersecare', meaning 'to cut between'. The term has been used in mathematics and set theory to describe the common area or point where two or more elements meet or overlap. It has been widely used in geometry, graph theory, and other mathematical fields to represent the relationship between different elements.
See also: dissect, dissection, secant, sect, sectarian, section, sections, sector.