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Conjunction vs Intersection - What's the difference?

conjunction | intersection |

As nouns the difference between conjunction and intersection

is that conjunction is the act of joining, or condition of being joined while intersection is the junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.

conjunction

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of joining, or condition of being joined.
  • (obsolete) Sexual intercourse.
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  • (grammar) A word used to join other words or phrases together into sentences. The specific conjunction used shows how the two joined parts are related. Example: Bread, butter and cheese.
  • (astronomy) The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth.
  • (astrology) An aspect in which planets are in close proximity to one another.
  • (logic) The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the (\and) operator.
  • Coordinate terms

    * (in logic) disjunction

    Hypernyms

    * (in logic) logical connective

    Meronyms

    * (in logic) conjunct

    Derived terms

    * inferior conjunction * superior conjunction * conjunctive normal form

    See also

    * disjunction

    intersection

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.
  • (geometry) The point or set of points common to two geometrical objects (such as the point where two lines meet or the line where two planes intersect).
  • (set theory) The set containing all the elements that are common to two or more sets.
  • (sports) The element where two or more straight lines of synchronized skaters pass through each other.[http://www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,4844-128590-19728-18885-295370-3787-4771-layout160-129898-news-item,00.html]
  • Synonyms

    * (junction of paths) (l)

    See also

    * union