nonoverlapping
Not sharing space
Nonoverlapping describes things that don't share any part of the same space, time, or category.
Two nonoverlapping shifts at work mean employees come and go without encountering each other.
Nonoverlapping territories have clear boundaries between them.
The term appears frequently in technical contexts like statistics, where nonoverlapping samples contain no shared data points, or in scheduling, where nonoverlapping appointments leave no conflicts.
Separate at connections
- separateTo set apart
- discreteIndividually separate, unconnected
- partitionedDivided into distinct sections
- segregatedForcibly kept separate
nonadjacent · spaced · gapped · divided · isolated · detached · discontinuous · fragmented
Divided into distinct sections
- segmentedDivided into sections
- tiledCovered with flat pieces
- tessellatedCovered in fitted shapes
- orthogonalAt right angles
binned · classified · compartmentalized · independent variables
Cannot both be true
- independentFree from external control
- distinctClearly distinguishable, separate
- uniqueOnly one exists
- singularOne in number
autonomous · incompatible · either-or · binary · dichotomous · alternative · competing · rival
disjoint
Separate at connections
- separateTo set apart
- discreteIndividually separate, unconnected
- partitionedDivided into distinct sections
segregated · nonadjacent · spaced · gapped · divided · isolated · detached · discontinuous · fragmented · scattered
partitioned
Divided into distinct sections
- segmentedDivided into sections
- tiledCovered with flat pieces
- tessellatedCovered in fitted shapes
orthogonal · binned · classified · compartmentalized · independent variables
mutually exclusive
Cannot both be true
- independentFree from external control
- distinctClearly distinguishable, separate
- uniqueOnly one exists
singular · autonomous · incompatible · either-or · binary · dichotomous · alternative · competing · rival · contrasting
nonoverlappingoverlapping
Covering part of another
intersecting · coinciding · concurrent · simultaneous · coextensive
nonoverlappingoverlapping
Covering part of another
shared · interrelated · interdependent · intertwined · blended