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intersection

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intersection in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a junction where one street or road crosses another
    intersection  crossroad  crossway  crossing  carrefour 
  2. the set of elements common to two or more sets
    "the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things"
    intersection  product  Cartesian product 
  3. a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena
    "there was no overlap between their proposals"
    overlap  convergence  intersection 
  4. the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)
    intersection 
  5. a point where lines intersect
    intersection  intersection point  point of intersection 
  6. a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations
    intersection 
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