The act of superposing or the state of being superposed: "Yet another technique in the forensic specialist's repertoire is photo superposition"(Patrick Nuyghe).
Geology The principle that in a group of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest were the earliest to be deposited.
The principle that in a group of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest were the earliest to be deposited.
The principle by which the description of the state of a physical system can be broken down into descriptions that are themselves possible states of the system. For example, harmonic motion, as of a violin string, can be analyzed as the sum of harmonic frequencies or harmonics, each of which is itself a kind of harmonic motion; harmonic motion is therefore a superposition of individual harmonics.
The combination of two or more physical states, such as waves, to form a new physical state in accordance with this principle. See also wave, See Note at Schrödinger.
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