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Meanings of superposition principle in English

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

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Examples for "superposition"
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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
Usage of superposition principle in English
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It's called the superposition principle of quantum mechanics.
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The superposition principle applies to the Coulomb force.
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