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intersection Maths a. a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations b. the set of elements that are common to two sets c. the operation that yields that set from a pair of given sets. Symbol: ∩, as in A ∩ B intersection [‚in·tər′sek·shən] (civil engineering) A point of junction or crossing of two or more roadways. A surveying method in which a plane table is used alternately at each end of a measured baseline. (mathematics) The point, or set of points, that is common to two or more geometric configurations. For two sets, the set consisting of all elements common to both of the sets. Also known as meet. For two fuzzy setsAandB, the fuzzy set whose membership function has a value at any elementxthat is the minimum of the values of the membership functions ofAandBatx. The intersection of two Boolean matricesAandB, with the same number of rows and columns, is the Boolean matrix whose elementcijin rowiand columnjis the intersection of corresponding elementsaijinAandbijinB. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The few he passed gave him no heed, and he had almost reached the nearest intersection when he saw several men wearing yellow tunics identical to that which he had taken from his prisoner. THEIR POINT OF INTERSECTION, which no traveller has yet been able to reach, is the very heart of Africa, and it is thither that all efforts should now be directed. On coming there, he would see on his left, Monsieur Stangerson; he would turn to the right, towards the 'off-turning' gallery--the way he had pre-arranged for flight, where, at the intersection of the two galleries, he would see at once, as I have explained, on his left, Frederic Larsan at the end of the 'off-turning' gallery, and in front, Daddy Jacques, at the end of the 'right' gallery. |
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