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Definition: The intersection of two sets is a set having those members which are in both sets.
See also union, difference, complement.
Note: The intersection of {2, 3, 5} and {7, 5, 2} is {5, 2}.
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Entry modified 17 December 2004.
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Paul E. Black, "intersection", in
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Vreda Pieterse and Paul E. Black, eds. 17 December 2004. (accessed TODAY)
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