nonoverlapping

adjective

non·over·lap·ping | \ˌnän-ˌō-vər-ˈla-piŋ

Definition of nonoverlapping

a : not occupying the same area in part The long, cylindrical body of a gar is covered with hard, diamond-shaped, nonoverlapping scales.— Steve Pollick

b : entirely separate or distinct nonoverlapping interests … two separate and nonoverlapping domains of human thought …— Marc Gellman

Examples of nonoverlapping in a Sentence

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Doing this across millions of people has meant dividing and polarizing populations into nonoverlapping views of reality. — Christopher Mims, WSJ, "The World Isn’t as Bad as Your Wired Brain Tells You," 31 Aug. 2018

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