Complete Definition of "cross section"

English
wikipedia|cross section (geometry)
wikipedia|cross section (physics)

Noun
cross section

  1. A section formed by a plane cutting through an object, usually at right angles to an axis
  2. statistics A sample meant to be representative of a whole population
  3. physics The probability that a particular nuclear reaction will take place.

trans-top|section formed by a plane cutting through an object
Finnish: poikkileikkaus
Spanish: sección transversal f
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trans-top|representative sample
Finnish: läpileikkaus
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trans-top|probability of a particular nuclear reaction
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