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Meaning of cross section

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

cross section

noun

Definitions

  1. A section formed by a plane cutting through an object, usually at right angles to an axis.

  2. A sample meant to be representative of a whole population.

  3. The probability that a particular nuclear reaction will take place.