superpose
Americanverb (used with object)
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to place above or upon something else, or one upon another.
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Geometry. to place (one figure) in the space occupied by another, so that the two figures coincide throughout their whole extent.
verb
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geometry to transpose (the coordinates of one geometric figure) to coincide with those of another
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a rare word for superimpose
Other Word Forms
- superposable adjective
Etymology
Origin of superpose
From the French word superposer, dating back to 1815–25. See super-, pose 1
Example Sentences
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The technology is based on quantum bits, or qubits, that can be ‘superposed’ on each other, exponentially increasing the amount of information that can be processed.
From Reuters
Before the superposed photon hits the eye its wave function is spread out, and the photon has an equal probability of being seen on the left or the right.
From Scientific American
Subatomic entities exist in a probabilistic limbo of many possible “superposed” states until they are brought into focus by the act of measurement.
From Scientific American
This is further supported by the dust lanes superposed on the host nucleus17, 61.
From Nature
Earlier proposals, from Richard Feynman and from Markus Aspelmeyer's group, instead use a single superposed mass and a classical test mass as a probe.
From Nature
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