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Definition of OVERLAP

Overlap
Overlap O`ver*lap", v. t. & i. To lap over; to lap.
Overlap
Overlap O"ver*lap`, n. 1. The lapping of one thing over another; as, an overlap of six inches; an overlap of a slate on a roof. 2. (Geol.) An extension of geological beds above and beyond others, as in a conformable series of beds, when the upper beds extend over a wider space than the lower, either in one or in all directions.

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- Look up overlap in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Overlap may refer to: In set theory, an overlap of elements shared between sets is called an intersection...
- In radio frequency engineering, an overlap zone occurs where signals from two or more radio stations, transmitting at the same frequency, can be received...
- specialties such as overlapping connective tissue disorders in rheumatology, and overlapping genetic disorders in cardiology. Examples of overlap syndromes in...
- The overlap coefficient, or Szymkiewicz–Simpson coefficient,[citation needed] is a similarity measure that measures the overlap between two finite sets...
- chemical bonds, an orbital overlap is the concentration of orbitals on adjacent atoms in the same regions of space. Orbital overlap can lead to bond formation...
- An overlapping gene (or OLG) is a gene whose expressible nucleotide sequence partially overlaps with the expressible nucleotide sequence of another gene...
- of opcode sequences. These are called overlapping instructions, overlapping opcodes, overlapping code, overlapped code, instruction scission, or jump into...
- Non-overlapping magisteria (NOMA) is the view, advocated by paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould, that science and religion each represent different areas...
- In computer science, a problem is said to have overlapping subproblems if the problem can be broken down into subproblems which are reused several times...
- The overlap extension polymerase chain reaction (or OE-PCR) is a variant of PCR. It is also referred to as Splicing by overlap extension / Splicing by...