superposition
US /ˌsuː.pɚ.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
UK /ˌsuː.pə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
名詞
1.
疊加, 重合
the action of placing one thing on or above another, or the state of being so placed
範例:
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The map was created by the superposition of several different data layers.
該地圖是通過幾個不同數據層的疊加創建的。
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In geology, the principle of superposition states that younger rocks are usually on top of older ones.
在地質學中，疊加原理指出，較年輕的岩石通常位於較古老的岩石之上。
2.
量子疊加
a fundamental principle of quantum mechanics where a physical system exists partly in all its particular theoretically possible states simultaneously
範例:
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Schrödinger's cat is a famous thought experiment regarding quantum superposition.
薛丁格的貓是一個關於量子疊加的著名思想實驗。
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Quantum computers use superposition to perform many calculations at once.
量子計算機利用疊加來同時進行許多計算。