superpositioned

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adjective

positioned on top of another

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Meanings

adjectivesuperpositioned (not comparable)
  1. not comparablepositioned on top of another

    When, for instance, we observe a Geiger counter (or when we open Schrödinger's box and take a look) the superpositioned states seem to have been collapsed into a singular state (the cat is either dead or alive).

    2006, Jack A. Tuszynski, The Emerging Physics of Consciousness, page 28

Origin

From super- + positioned.

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APA

superpositioned. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superpositioned

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“superpositioned.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superpositioned. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superpositioned,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superpositioned.

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