##  [Functional Overlap](/index.php/functional-overlap) 

  ##  [Functional Overlap](https://social.quantumdictionary.io/functional-overlap-0) 

  

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Definition

The condition in which two or more organizational units, agencies, or roles perform substantially similar tasks or responsibilities within an operational domain, producing redundancy of capability and potential ambiguity about authority, accountability and coordination.

 

 

 

 

 





 

 



 ##  [Functional Overlap](https://defense.quantumdictionary.io/functional-overlap-1) 

  

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Definition

The circumstance in which distinct organizational units, agencies, or teams perform the same or substantially similar functions or tasks concurrently—formally or informally—without a single, coherent allocation of responsibility, leading to potential duplication, inefficiency, or ambiguity about accountability.