superposition
noun
- 1
The placing of one thing on top of another.
- 2
The deposition of one stratum over another; the principle that in a series of sedimentary strata, the lower strata are the older.
- 3
The situation in quantum mechanics where two or more quantum states are added together (superposed) to yield another valid quantum state.
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