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The intersection of two sets 
 and 
 is the set of elements common to 
 and 
.  This is written 
, and
is pronounced ``
 intersection 
'' or ``
 cap 
.''  The intersection of sets 
 through 
 is written 
.  The intersection of lines 
 and 
 is written 
.
See also And, Union