"pseudointersection" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pseudointersections [plural]
Etymology: pseudo- + intersection Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pseudo|intersection}} pseudo- + intersection Head templates: {{en-noun}} pseudointersection (plural pseudointersections)
  1. (mathematics) A set for which the number of elements that are not in the intersection (of two infinite sets) is finite. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-pseudointersection-en-noun-pzulbg8a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pseudo- Topics: mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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