Overlapping Sets
GMAT glossary · Quantitative Reasoning
Definition
Groups whose shared members require inclusion-exclusion to avoid double counting.
Overlapping Sets in plain English
People or objects in both groups have been counted twice when you add the group totals. Subtract the overlap once; if a neither group exists, account for it separately from the union.
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