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Meanings of superposition in English

(Geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest.

Usage of superposition in English
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This maximum could be explained by a superposition of two counteracting effects.
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There is no limit to the idea of the superposition of states.
Alice in quantumland: an allegory of quantum physics
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Dose calculation was corrected for density effects with the pencil-beam superposition algorithm.
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It's not an equal superposition of all the things it could be.
Schild’s Ladder
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I can't tell: it's in some kind of superposition of states, Schrödinger's wildcat.
The Rhesus Chart
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The distribution could be accurately described as a superposition of two Gaussian functions.
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If this method of superposition is not possible, locate by measurement.
Handwork in Wood
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In the Sydney coal-field fifty-nine fossil forests occur in superposition.
History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science
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Finally, the superposition for qubit A would remain -preserving its initial quantum state.
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At each point, the solution will look like an infinite superposition of these objects.
The Guardian
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Cardiac functions and localization and extent of any malfunction are documented three-dimensionally without superposition.
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This other version of me was trying to put a human being into superposition.
Dark Matter
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Source localization was visualized by superposition on T1-weighted MRI and compared to the lesion.
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All dose calculations were based on the pencil-beam superposition algorithm.
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Dose distributions were calculated using the convolution∕superposition algorithm in the Pinnacle(3) planning system.
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Treat them right and they can flip into a mysterious extra mode called a superposition.
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Superposition through the time
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