cross section

nouns

a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis
is derived from
is a type of (narrower)
(geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
a sample meant to be representative of a whole population
is derived from
domain category
a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
is a type of (narrower)
a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
(physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns
domain category
the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei
is a type of (narrower)
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
"the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5"