The assumption that macroscopic objects can remain, if not observed, in a state of superposition is false.
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Superposition
//ˌs(j)uː.pə(ɹ).pəˈzɪʃ.ən//
Synonyms for "superposition" (27 found)
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19 translations across 7 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- налагане noun (placing of one thing on top of another)
- напластяване noun (deposition of one stratum over another)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 疊加 /叠加 noun (placing of one thing on top of another)
- 疊加 /叠加 noun (deposition of one stratum over another)
- 疊加 /叠加 noun (situation in quantum mechanics)
Greek
2 entries- υπέρθεση noun (placing of one thing on top of another)
- υπέρθεση noun (situation in quantum mechanics)
Kazakh
4 entries- суперпозиция noun (placing of one thing on top of another)
- суперпозиция noun (deposition of one stratum over another)
- суперпозиция noun (situation in quantum mechanics)
- суперұстаным noun (placing of one thing on top of another)
Persian
1 entries- برهمنهی noun (situation in quantum mechanics)
Polish
3 entries- nałożenie noun (placing of one thing on top of another)
- nałożenie noun (deposition of one stratum over another)
- superpozycja noun (situation in quantum mechanics)
Spanish
2 entries- sobreposición noun (placing of one thing on top of another)
- superposición noun (placing of one thing on top of another)
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Right now, Tom is in a superposition where he's both dead and alive at the same time.
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But the numismatist has none of those aids which the geologist derives from the order of superposition, and the mineral characters of the rocks in which his fossils are preserved; and, in the case of uninscribed coins, has nothing but the type and its geographical range on which to found any conclusion, unless, as in some rare instances it happens, the coins are associated with others of more certain date.
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There are three principal tests by which we determine the age of a given set of strata; first, superposition; secondly, mineral character; and, thirdly, organic remains.
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