Intersection

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Intersection has various meanings in different contexts:

• In mathematics and geometry
  • Intersection (set theory), the set of elements common to some collection of sets.
  • Line-line intersection
  • Line-plane intersection
  • Line–sphere intersection
  • Intersection of a polyhedron with a line
  • Line segment intersection
  • Intersection theory
• Intersection (road), a place where two roads meet (line-line intersection)
• Intersection (aviation), a virtual navigational fix
• Intersection (land navigation), a method of obtaining a fix on an unknown position from two mapped points

Intersection may also refer to:

• Intersection (film), a 1994 remake of the French film Les Choses de la vie.
• an element in the Reality TV series The Amazing Race. It requires two teams to join together and complete tasks as a newly conjoined team until further notice.
• Intersections (1985-2005), a 2006 box set released by Bruce Hornsby.
• Intersection (convention), the 53rd World Science Fiction Convention, held in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1995
• Intersections, a 2009 album by Dave House

Intersect redirects here. It may refer to:

• The Intersect, an intelligence database that is the central plot device in the TV series Chuck.

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