Kattumisel

Kattumisel is an Estonian term derived from the noun kattumine, which denotes overlap or coincidence. The form kattumisel is used in technical and formal texts to express the idea of something happening “in the overlap” or “during coincidence,” such as when several elements share common time intervals, features, or outcomes.

Linguistically, kattumine refers to a situation where meanings, categories, or structures converge, creating an overlap between them. Grammatically, kattumisel is a fixed inflected form that appears in constructions describing simultaneous or shared conditions. In practice, it is most often found in specialized writing rather than everyday speech.

In scientific and professional contexts, the word is used to describe overlaps between data sets, intervals, or distributions in statistics and data analysis; overlaps in features or labels in linguistics or cognitive science; and concurrent occurrences in project planning, scheduling, or risk assessment. It helps convey that two or more factors are not completely distinct and may influence each other.

Because kattumisel is relatively specialized, it tends to appear in Estonian-language technical literature, manuals, and academic writing. In general Estonian prose, speakers may use broader expressions such as kattumine or kattuvus to convey overlap more directly.

See also: kattumine, kattuvus, kattumine mõisteid seostavad terminid.