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3. The words "intercept" and "intersect" sound very similar but mean different things. "Intersect" is a binary (two-valued) qualitative property of two or more sets and means that they have points in common, e.g., curves cross or areas overlap etc. Those points in common are called their "intersection."
[transitive, usually passive] intersect something (with something) to divide an area by crossing it The landscape is intersected with spectacular gorges. Word Origin early 17th cent.: from Latin intersect- ‘cut, intersected’, from the verb intersecare , from inter- ‘between’ + secare ‘to cut’.
How to use intersect in a sentence. to pierce or divide by passing through or across : cross; to meet and cross at a point; to share a common area : overlap… See the full definition
intersect - WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums. All Free. ... Mathematics [Geom.] to have one or more points in common: intersecting ...
definition 1: to meet or cross at a point or points. These railroad lines intersect at the station. similar words: converge, cross, meet. definition 2: to have an element or elements in common; overlap. similar words: converge.
8. The bicycle lanes intersect with the pedestrian walkways. 9. When their paths intersect, they always stop to chat. 10. The wires should never intersect in this circuit configuration. 11. The two rivers intersect before flowing into the lake. 12. Their interests intersect in the realm of environmental activism. 13.
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Intersect definition: to cut or divide by passing through or across. See examples of INTERSECT used in a sentence.
