TRANSVERSAL

Transversal

In geometry, a transversal is a line that passes through two lines in the same plane at two distinct points.

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transversal

Noun

  1. A line which traverses or intersects any system of other lines transversely.
  2. A set containing one member from each of a collection of disjoint sets.

Adjective

  1. Running or lying across; transverse; as, a transversal line.


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