Coincidence vs Overlap - What's the difference?
coincidence | overlap |
Of objects, the property of being coincident; occurring at the same time or place.
Of events, the appearance of a meaningful connection when there is none.
(analysis) A coincidence point.
A fixed point of a correspondence; a point of a variety corresponding to itself under a correspondence.
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 .
As nouns the difference between coincidence and overlap
is that coincidence is of objects, the property of being coincident; occurring at the same time or place while overlap is something that overlaps or is overlapped.As a verb overlap is
to extend over and partly cover something.coincidence
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* (in analysis) coincidence pointDerived terms
* coincidence point * coincidence theory * index of coincidence * Lefschetz coincidence theoremoverlap
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(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)
