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The term superposition can have several meanings:

  • the superposition principle
    Superposition principle

    In physics and systems theory, the superposition principle, also known as superposition property, states that, for all linear systems,So that if input A produces response X and input B produces response Y then input produces response ....
     in physics, mathematics, and engineering, describes the overlapping of waves and can show how either constructive, or destructive Interference will occur. Particular applications include:
    • Quantum superposition
      Quantum superposition

      Quantum superposition is the fundamental law of quantum mechanics. It defines the allowed state space of a quantum mechanical system.In Probability theory, every possible event has a non-negative real number between zero and one associated to it, the probability, which gives the chance that it happens....
      , in quantum physics
    • Superposition theorem
      Superposition theorem

      The superposition theorem for Electrical network states that the total Electric current in any branch of a bilateral linear circuit equals the algebraic sum of the currents produced by each source acting separately throughout the circuit....
      , in electronics


  • the superposition calculus
    Superposition calculus

    The superposition calculus is a calculus for automated theorem proving in equational first-order logic. It has been developed in the early 1990s and combines concepts from first-order resolution with ordering-based equality handling as developed in the context of Knuth-Bendix completion algorithm....
    , used in logic for equational first-order reasoning


  • the law of superposition
    Law of superposition

    The law of superposition is a key axiom based on observations of natural history that is a foundational principle of sedimentary stratigraphy and so of other geology dependent natural sciences:...
     in geology and archaeology, which states that underground layers closer to the surface were deposited more recently