Overlap

Template:Broad-concept articleTemplate:Sister project Overlap may refer to:

• In set theory, an overlap of elements shared between sets is called an intersection, as in a Venn diagram.
• In music theory, overlap is a synonym for reinterpretation of a chord at the boundary of two musical phrases
• Overlap (railway signalling), the length of track beyond a stop signal that is proved to be clear of obstructions as a safety margin
• Overlap (road), a place where multiple road numbers overlap
• Overlap (term rewriting), in mathematics, computer science, and logic, a property of the reduction rules in term rewriting systems
• Overlap add, an efficient convolution method using FFT
• Overlap coefficient, a similarity measure between sets
• Orbital overlap, important concept in quantum mechanics describing a type of orbital interaction that affects bond strength
• Overlap, publisher of the light novel series Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest

Overlapping can refer to:

• "Reaching over", term in Schenkerian theory, see Schenkerian analysis#Lines between voices, reaching over

See also

• Intersection (disambiguation)
• Overlay (disambiguation)
• Overload (disambiguation)