Cross section
Cross section noun - A number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole.
Usage example: a television ratings service that monitors the viewing of a representative cross section of the general population
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Synonyms for Cross section
Representative and cross section are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Representative" instead a noun phrase "Cross section".
Representative
Representative noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.
Usage example: this song is a fairly good representative of the other songs on the album
Cross section and representative are semantically related. You can use "Cross section" instead a noun "Representative".
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Related pairs
- model and cross section
- model and representative
- individual and cross section
- individual and representative
- member and cross section
- member and representative
- type and cross section
- type and representative
- pattern and cross section
- pattern and representative
- case and cross section
- case and representative
- example and cross section
- example and representative
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Representative and Cross section. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cross_section/representative
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