intersection
Pronunciation: [ˌɪn.tɚˈsɛk.ʃən]
Word
Context: "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.
Example
At the intersection, we decided to turn right to get to the park.
Example
The intersection was not busy at all; there were no cars waiting to cross.
Example
Which way should we go at the intersection?
Context: "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.
Example
The intersection of the two toy collections included the red car and the blue robot.
Example
There was no intersection between the collections; they had completely different toys.
Example
What is the intersection of the two groups of numbers?
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