Description
Require ordered start/end pairs and return the positive intersection duration or zero.
Communication records use speaker labels, acknowledgments, durations, turns, and presentation timing. A count or formatted label describes the supplied record; it does not establish understanding, agreement, or communication quality.
Require ordered start/end pairs and return the positive intersection duration or zero.
When to use this tool
Use Conversation Overlap Two Utterances when you need one conversation or presentation-record component under an explicit counting convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter firstStart, firstEnd, secondStart, secondEnd. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read overlapDuration. Use the output convention below.
Require ordered start/end pairs and return the positive intersection duration or zero.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| firstStart | First Start | Required. Finite number. |
| firstEnd | First End | Required. Finite number. |
| secondStart | Second Start | Required. Finite number. |
| secondEnd | Second End | Required. Finite number. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| overlapDuration | Overlap Duration | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"firstStart": 2,
"firstEnd": 8,
"secondStart": 6,
"secondEnd": 10
},
"output": {
"overlapDuration": 2
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Use a common time coordinate and unit; overlap does not by itself distinguish interruption, cooperative speech, or diarization error.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Review the complete interaction, transcript, and intended communication requirements separately.
References
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