Overlap
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Overlap may mean one of:
- In music theory, overlap is a synonym for reinterpretationReinterpretationIn the analysis of 18th- and 19th-century Western music, an elision, overlap, or rather reinterpretation , is the perception, after the fact, of a cadential chord at the end of one phrase as the initial chord of the next phrase...
of a chord at the boundary of two musical phrases. - In railway signalling, an Overlap (railway signalling) is the length of track beyond a stop signal that is proved to be clear of vehicles in the controls of the previous signal, as a safety margin.
- Overlap (road), a place where multiple road numbers overlap.
- Overlap add, an efficient convolution method using FFT.
- OverlapOverlapOverlap may mean one of:* In music theory, overlap is a synonym for reinterpretation of a chord at the boundary of two musical phrases.* In railway signalling, an Overlap is the length of track beyond a stop signal that is proved to be clear of vehicles in the controls of the previous signal, as a...
, important concept in quantum mechanics describing a type of orbital interaction as described by the overlap integral. Overlap in molecules affects bond strengthBond strengthIn chemistry, bond strength is measured between two atoms joined in a chemical bond. It is the degree to which each atom linked to another atom contributes to the valency of this other atom...
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