superposition
pronunciation
How to pronounce superposition in British English:
UK [ˌsju:pəpə'zɪʃn]
How to pronounce superposition in American English:
US [ˌsjupəpə'zɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- (geology) the deposition of one geological stratum on another
- (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest
- (geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincide
- the placement of one thing on top of another
Word Origin
- superposition (n.)
- 1650s, from French superposition, from Late Latin superpositionem (nominative superpositio) "a placing over," noun of action from past participle stem of superponere "to place over," from super (see super-) + ponere "to put, place" (past participle positus; see position (n.)).
Example
- 1. Principles of superposition and homogeneity and may exhibit steady state responses .
- 2. Superposition and entanglement of mesoscopic squeezed vacuum states in cavity qed .
- 3. The two center superposition in traction treatment .
- 4. But according to quantum physics , until we open the box , observe the cat , and therefore measure the outcome of the experiment ; the cat is in a superposition of quantum states and is both dead and alive .
- 5. The record holders , a group in innsbruck , use a device called an ion trap in which each qubit exists as a superposition of a rubidium atom at different energies .