| Engelsk substantiv: cross section | 
| 1. | cross section (om sted) a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | plane section, section | 
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 | Mere spesifikke uttrykk | profile | 
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| 2. | cross section (om erkjendelse) a sample meant to be representative of a whole population | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | sample | 
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 | Overordnet kategori | statistics | 
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| 3. | cross section (om egenskap) (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | chance, probability | 
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 | Overordnet kategori | atomic physics, nuclear physics, nucleonics | 
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