cross section
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1. (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | chance, probability, |
| definition | : | a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible (noun.attribute) |
2. a sample meant to be representative of a whole population (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | sample, |
| definition | : | a small part of something intended as representative of the whole (noun.cognition) |
| domain category | : | statistics, |
| definition | : | a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters (noun.cognition) |
3. a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis (noun.location)
| hypernym | : | plane section, section, |
| definition | : | (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | profile, |
| definition | : | a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers (noun.location) |
4. a sample meant to be representative of a whole population (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | cross-sectional, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a cross section (adj.pert) |
5. a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis (noun.location)
| derivation | : | cross-section, cross-sectional, |
| definition | : | representing a plane made by cutting across something at right angles to its length (adj.all) |
6. a sample meant to be representative of a whole population (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | cross-sectional, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a cross section (adj.pert) |
7. a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis (noun.location)
| derivation | : | cross-section, cross-sectional, |
| definition | : | representing a plane made by cutting across something at right angles to its length (adj.all) |
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