a point at which things intersect, esp a road junction the act of intersecting or the state of being intersected a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations - Also called: product
the set of elements that are common to two sets the operation that yields that set from a pair of given sets. Symbol: ∩, as in A ∩ B
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in•ter•sec•tion /ˌɪntɚˈsɛkʃən/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a place where two or more roads meet;
junction:[countable]There have been many accidents at that intersection. - the act or fact of intersecting:[uncountable]the angle formed at the point of intersection.
in•ter•sec•tion
(in′tər sek′shən),USA pronunciation n.
in′ter•sec′tion•al, adj.
- a place where two or more roads meet, esp. when at least one is a major highway;
junction. - any place of intersection or the act or fact of intersecting.
- [Math.]
- Also called meet, product. the set of elements that two or more sets have in common. Symbol: ∩
- the greatest lower bound of two elements in a lattice.
- Latin intersectiōn- (stem of intersectiō). See intersect, -ion
- 1550–60
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged crossroads, crossing, corner.
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