I am seeing conflicting answers on the net
e.g.
A carbon atom is chiral if it has four different items bonded to it at the same position. (Wiki)
compared to
Stereocenter (chiral center): An atom with three or more different attachments (Chem.Ucla)
Why does one say 3 or more, and one say 4?
Also, there is a double bonded carbon atom here that is said to be a stereocentre, which I cannot understand. Isn't the double bond counted as two of the "same" attachments (so not even satisfying the 3 different groups criteria). How is that still a chiral centre?

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