overlapped functions

overlap Verb

— Something overlaps on another thing if part of it is on top of, or at the same time as, the other thing. The shingles of a roof need to overlap to keep rain out. The shifts of the two workers (periods of time when they're working) need to overlap so that one worker can tell the other one what is happening.

overlap Noun

— The act of overlapping. The amount that two things overlap on each other. More overlap keeps the rain out better, but needs more shingles to cover the roof.

function Noun

— Something or someone's function is its purpose or its job. The army sometimes performs a policing function. — A function is an organised event. I met Sylvia at a church function last week. — If mathX/math is a function of mathY/math, then mathX/math exists because of or is affected by mathY/math The speed of the computer is a function of its main processor. When you see, mathY=f(X)/math, you read it, "mathY/math is a function of mathX/math". Here the value of mathY/math depends on the value assigned to the variable mathX/math.

function Verb

— If something is functioning, it is working and is not completely broken. Her heart stopped, but her brain continued to function. — If something functions as mathX/math, it does the job of mathX/math. In this sentence, "sentence" functions as the subject.