{"id":"overlapping-uses-interval-overlap-test","text":"`_overlapping` determines SSTable key-range overlap using the standard interval overlap test (`a.min_key <= b.max_key AND a.max_key >= b.min_key`) with lexicographic string comparison matching the SSTable sort order.","truth_value":"IN","source":"entries/2026/05/29/sstable-and-compaction-sstable-_overlapping.md","source_url":"","source_hash":"","justifications":[],"dependents":[],"metadata":{},"explanation":{"steps":[{"node":"overlapping-uses-interval-overlap-test","truth_value":"IN","reason":"premise"}]}}