What is the difference between intercept and intersect? Can they be used interchangeably? For example, intersecting lines and intercepting lines.
Difference between "intercept" and "intersect"
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5*Intercept* seems more appropriate as a noun (e.g. "Find the x-intercepts of f(x)"). *Intersect* seems more appropriate as a verb (e.g. "Find where f interests the x-axis") – 2012-10-18
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0*Intercepting* has no meaning. – 2017-01-03