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From David G. Johnston
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In response to "two time periods with only an endpoint in common do not overlap" ???  (Bryn Llewellyn <bryn@yugabyte.com>)
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On Thu, Oct 14, 2021, 16:38 Bryn Llewellyn <bryn@yugabyte.com> wrote:
. This means for instance that two time periods with only an endpoint in common do not overlap.

A range has two endpoints.  The one at the later (end) of the range and the one at the earlier (start).  I suppose rewording it to say "boundary point" in common would avoid the ambiguity in the use of the word "end".

David J.

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