intersection

• Substantiv, das den Punkt, Ort oder die Menge bezeichnet, an dem bzw. der zwei oder mehr Dinge wie Linien, Straßen, Mengen oder Begriffe zusammentreffen oder sich schneiden.

A noun referring to a point, place, or set where two or more things, such as lines, roads, sets, or concepts, meet or cross each other.

1. Road junctionA2formal

   A place where two or more roads meet or cross each other.

   Straßenkreuzung

   • Turn left at the next intersection.
   • The traffic light at the intersection was broken.
   • There was a minor accident at the busy intersection.

   Synonymecornercrossinginterchangejunction

2. Geometry pointB2formal

   A point where two lines, curves, or surfaces meet or cross.

   Schnittpunkt

   • The intersection of the two lines is at coordinates (3,5).
   • In geometry, the intersection of a circle and a line can have zero, one, or two points.
   • The intersection of the diagonals of a rectangle is its center.

   Synonymecrossingjunctionnode

3. Set theoryC1formal

   The set containing all elements that are common to two or more sets.

   Mengenlehre

   • The intersection of set A and set B contains only the number 4.
   • In probability, the intersection of two events is the event that both occur.
   • The intersection of the sets of even numbers and prime numbers is just the number 2.

   Synonymemeet

4. Common groundC1formal

   A point where different ideas, theories, or phenomena share common elements.

   Überschneidung

   • The intersection of art and technology is a growing field.
   • There is an interesting intersection between psychology and economics.
   • The conference explored the intersection of climate change and public health.

   Synonymecommonalityconjunctionconvergenceinterfacenexusoverlap