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積集合 (せきしゅうごう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

積せき集しゅう合ごう

せ

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しゅ

う

ご

う

Meanings

1

noun

intersection (of sets)

mathematics

Mathematical term for the set of elements common to two or more sets. Often used in set theory and related fields.

AとBの積せき集しゅう合ごうを求もとめなさい。
Find the intersection of A and B.
積せき集しゅう合ごうは

、

両りょう

方ほう

の

集しゅう

合ごう

に

含ふく

ま

れる

要よう

素そ

から

なる

。

The intersection consists of elements that belong to both sets.

Kanji

積volume, product (x*y), acreage
集gather, meet, congregate
合fit, suit, join

Similar words

和わ集しゅう合ごう
和集合 means 'union' (elements in either set), while 積集合 means 'intersection' (elements common to both sets).
共きょう通つう部ぶ分ぶん
共通部分 is a more general term for 'common part' or 'overlap', not strictly a mathematical set operation.

Etymology

Compound of 積 (せき, 'product' or 'accumulation') and 集合 (しゅうごう, 'set'). The term is a direct translation of the mathematical concept 'intersection'.