Definition of Cross Section

  • 1. A section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis Noun
  • 2. A sample meant to be representative of a whole population Noun
  • 3. (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns Noun

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