Transversal (disambiguation)
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Transversal may mean one of the following.
- Transversal, a set containing exactly one member of each of several other sets.
- There is an important notion of transversality in differential topology.
- A transversal in a Latin square of order n is a collection of n matrix positions comprising one from each row and one from each column, such that the symbols in those positions are distinct. Not all Latin squares have transversals.
- Transversal (geometry). In geometry, a transversal is a line that intersects two or more (often) parallel lines.
- Transversal (instrument making) in instrument making is a technique for subdividing graduations.