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superpose

[ soo-per-pohz ]

verb (used with object)

superposed, superposing.
  1. to place above or upon something else, or one upon another.
  2. Geometry. to place (one figure) in the space occupied by another, so that the two figures coincide throughout their whole extent.


superpose

/ ˌ²õ³Üː±èəˈ±èəʊ³ú /

verb

  1. geometry to transpose (the coordinates of one geometric figure) to coincide with those of another
  2. a rare word for superimpose
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ²õ³Ü±è±ð°ùˈ±èŽÇ²õ²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ³Üp±ð°ù·±èŽÇ²õa·²ú±ô±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of superpose1

From the French word superposer, dating back to 1815–25. See super-, pose 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of superpose1

C19: from French superposer, from Latin ²õ³Ü±è±ð°ù±èō²Ô±ð°ù±ð, from super- + ±èō²Ô±ð°ù±ð to place
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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.

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Like entanglement, the superposed states essential to its power are fragile, collapsing when measured or otherwise perturbed by the outside world.

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Quantum computers, in contrast, traffic in qubits, which are constructed out of superposed particles that embody numerous states simultaneously.

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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.

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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.

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