Superposition

noun

Word Frequency: 1.2

Definitions

1.nounThe placing of one thing on top of another.

2.nounThe deposition of one stratum over another; the principle that in a series of sedimentary strata, the lower strata are the older.

3.nounThe situation in quantum mechanics where two or more quantum states are added together (superposed) to yield another valid quantum state.

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