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superposition
[ soo-per-puh-zish-uhn ]
superposition
/ ˌːəəˈɪʃə /
noun
- the act of superposing or state of being superposed
- geology the principle that in any sequence of sedimentary rocks which has not been disturbed, the oldest strata lie at the bottom and the youngest at the top
superposition
/ ̅̅′pə-ə-ĭ′ə /
- 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.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of superposition1
Example Sentences
Qubits can exist in both zero and one states at the same time due to a phenomenon called superposition.
Instead of processing binary bits which exist in one of two states – one or zero, on or off – quantum computing uses qubits, which can exist in multiple states, or superpositions.
Wheeler’s idea of the participatory universe is rooted in quantum mechanics, which allows a particle to be in two places at once by being in what is called a superposition state.
This virtual superposition cannot be directly translated into an actually producible protein.
The phenomenon is called superposition and is one of the key ingredients that enable a quantum computer to perform simultaneous calculations, with enormous computing potential as a result.
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