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cross section

[kraws sek-shuhn, kros] / ˈkrɔs ˌsɛk ʃən, ˈkrɒs /
NOUN
representative sample
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A broader cross section of thousands of fund returns make up commonly used performance indexes published by Cambridge Associates and MSCI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

The setting allows for a cross section of humanity, united in distress, and occasional passages of sociopolitical commentary.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

“These days we’ve got a truly diverse cross section of South Africa coming to the event, all ages, races, and genders,” says rAge project director, Michael James.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2024

Some models predict that dark matter has a certain mass or cross section, which is the probability of a specific event occurring due to the interaction of particles.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2024

It was the widest cross section of political groups ever gathered in one place in South Africa.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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