principle_of_superposition

Words with a similar base: Huygens'_principle_of_superposition, principle_of_superposition

'principle_of_superposition'

[principle_of_superposition.n.01] as in: (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest

'principle_of_superposition'

[principle_of_superposition.n.02] as in: the displacement of any point due to the superposition of wave systems is equal to the sum of the displacements of the individual waves at that point

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Examples:
the principle of superposition is the basis of the wave theory of light