Intercept vs Interference - What's the difference?
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An interception of a radio broadcast or a telephone call.
(senseid)An interception of a missile.
(algebraic geometry) The coordinate of the point at which a curve intersects an axis.
*2012 , Alice Kaseberg, Greg Cripe, Peter Wildman, Introductory Algebra: Everyday Explorations ,
*:Because the horizontal-axis intercept' occurs when y=0 and the vertical-axis '''intercept''' occurs when x=0, we can find the ' intercepts algebraically.
To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion).
(sports) To gain possession of (the ball) in a ball game.
The act of interfering with something, or something that interferes.
(sports) The illegal obstruction of an opponent in some ball games.
(physics) An effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves, such as a distortion on a broadcast signal due to atmospheric or other effects.
(US, legal) In United States patent law, an inter partes proceeding to determine the priority issues of multiple patent applications; a priority contest.
(chess) The interruption of the line between an attacked piece and its defender by sacrificially interposing a piece.
As nouns the difference between intercept and interference
is that intercept is an interception of a radio broadcast or a telephone call while interference is interference (all senses).As a verb intercept
is to stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion).intercept
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* (an interception of a radio broadcast or a telephone call) bugVerb
(en verb)- The police intercepted the package of stolen goods while it was in transit.
interference
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(wikipedia interference)Noun
- They were glued to the TV, as the referee called out a fifteen yard penalty for interference .
- They wanted to watch the game on TV, but there was too much interference to even make out the score on the tiny screen.