The phrase "a potential overlap" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the possibility of two or more things intersecting or having common elements.
Example: "In our analysis, we identified a potential overlap between the two research studies that could influence the results."
Alternatives: "a possible intersection" or "a likely convergence".
I knew there would be resistance from... because of a potential overlap with their team.
Once the National League lost to the American League in the All-Star Game, costing the Series' N.L. representative home-field advantage, Kevin Demoff, the Rams' chief coordinating officer, was aware of a potential overlap.
As both increases and decreases in the firing rate of defined neuronal population were observed, future studies may be designed in order to specifically address a potential overlap in the expressional pattern of miR-132 with neurons displaying reduced activity in response to the safety CS and their corresponding molecular identity with regards to GABAergic and glutamatergic neurotransmission.
For a flexible systems theoretical approach, a potential overlap between systems does not really pose a problem, because the premise of constructing social systems already implies that systems boundaries can be volatile.
Although a potential overlap of study subjects may exist among several studies, this could not be taken into consideration due to a lack of information about the study participants in some studies.
Limitations noted include a potential overlap between yearly samples.
The gene targets for these miRs were examined for any potential overlap (Figs. 6 and 7).
There was a considerable amount of potential overlap in the reduction of adsorbed and dermasorbed O.
To compute the recombination rate in a window, we examined the potential overlap between each probe and the considered window.
In order to provide a clearer picture of the potential overlap between socio-affective profiles in AN and ASD, and especially in order to determine whether there is a continuum between ASD, AN and healthy individuals, larger samples should be investigated.
It also said it was considering options for rescheduling the even "while considering budget priorities for the fiscal year 2017". Officials noted the "potential overlap" with an American Public Health Association conference planned on the same topic later this year.
