The intersection of two sets and is the set of elements common to and . This is written , and is pronounced " intersection " or " cap ." The intersection of sets through is written .

The intersection of two lines and is written . The intersection of two or more geometric objects is the point (points, lines, etc.) at which they concur.

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AND, Circle-Circle Intersection, Circle-Line Intersection, Concur, Concurrent, Cone-Sphere Intersection, Conic Section, Cylindric Section, Line-Line Intersection, Plane-Plane Intersection, Proclus' Axiom, Sphere-Sphere Intersection, Spiric Section, Steinmetz Solid, Toric Section, Total Intersection Theorem, Union, Venn Diagram, Viviani's Curve Explore this topic in the MathWorld classroom

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