intersection
Prononciation : [ˌɪn.tɚˈsɛk.ʃən]
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Contexte : « navigation »
(noun) a place where two or more roads cross each other. It's like a big 'X' where cars and people can go in different directions.
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At the intersection, we decided to turn right to get to the park.
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The intersection was not busy at all; there were no cars waiting to cross.
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Which way should we go at the intersection?
Contexte : « mathematics »
(noun) the point where two or more sets share common elements. Imagine you have two groups of toys, and some are in both groups; that's the intersection.
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The intersection of the two toy collections included the red car and the blue robot.
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There was no intersection between the collections; they had completely different toys.
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What is the intersection of the two groups of numbers?
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