superposition
(noun) the placement of one thing on top of another
superposition
(noun) (geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincide
superposition
(noun) (geology) the deposition of one geological stratum on another
Source: WordNet® 3.1
superposition (countable and uncountable, plural superpositions)
The placing of one thing on top of another.
(geology) The deposition of one stratum over another; the principle that in a series of sedimentary strata, the lower strata are the older.
(physics) The situation in quantum mechanics where two or more quantum states are added together (superposed) to yield another valid quantum state.
Source: Wiktionary
Su`per*po*si"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. superposition. See Super-, and Position.]
Definition: The act of superposing, or the state of being superposed; as, the superposition of rocks; the superposition of one plane figure on another, in geometry.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 January 2025
(noun) a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; “they run things by the book around here”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
