Overlap vs Crossover - What's the difference?
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To extend over and partly cover something.
To have an area, range, character or function in common.
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(mathematics) Used of sets that have some elements in common.
Something that overlaps or is overlapped
(rugby) a situation in the game where an attacking line has more players in it than the defensive line coming to meet it. The attacking side may exploit the overlap'' by using their superior numbers to break the opposition's defensive line. If attackers outnumber defenders by more than one player this is often termed a ''two man overlap'' or ''three man overlap'', etc. If the attacking side fails to break through usually due to poor execution, they are said to ''waste an overlap .
A place where one thing crosses over another.
The means by which the crossing is made.
( ) the result of the exchange of genetic material during meiosis.
A blend of multiple styles of music, intended to appeal to a wider audience.
An automobile that is a mix of two kinds of automobiles, i.e. the .
(rail transport) A pair of switches and a short, diagonal length of track which together connect two parallel tracks and allow passage between them.
A piece of fiction that borrows elements from two or more fictional universes.
As nouns the difference between overlap and crossover
is that overlap is something that overlaps or is overlapped while crossover is a place where one thing crosses over another.As a verb overlap
is to extend over and partly cover something.overlap
English
(wikipedia overlap)Verb
(overlapp) (intransitive)- the mousemat overlapped the edge of the desk
- The two maps overlapped at the east and west edges
- Memento unfolds over 22 scenes—or, more accurately, 22 strands of time, the main strand (in color) moving backward in increments, and another strand (in black and white) going forward, though the two overlap profoundly.
- The set (all men) overlaps the set (vegetarians)
