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The '''intersection''' of two or more [[set]]s is the set of [[element]]s which are common to each of them.
 
The '''intersection''' of two or more [[set]]s is the set of [[element]]s which are common to each of them.
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In [[geometry]], a [[line]] may be considered to be a set of [[point]]s with a particular property (the property of being on that line).  Then the intersection of two lines reduces to the set definition of intersection.

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The intersection of two or more sets is the set of elements which are common to each of them.


In geometry, a line may be considered to be a set of points with a particular property (the property of being on that line). Then the intersection of two lines reduces to the set definition of intersection.