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Definition of Principle of superposition

1. Noun. (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest.

2. Noun. 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. "The principle of superposition is the basis of the wave theory of light"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Principle Of Superposition

principia principial principiant principiation principiations principium principl principle principle of equivalence principle of least astonishment

principle of least knowledge principle of liquid displacement principle of parsimony principle of relativity principle of substitutivity principle of superposition (current term) principle of verifiability principle of verification principled principles

principlism principlist principlists princock princocks princox princoxes pringleite prink prinked

Literary usage of Principle of superposition

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Theory of Light by Thomas Preston (1901)
"The Principle of Superposition.—When two or more separate disturbances are simultaneously impressed on the same element of a medium, the effect may be very ..."

2. The Theory of Light by Thomas Preston (1912)
"The Principle of Superposition.—When two or more separate disturbances are simultaneously impressed on the same element of a medium, the effect may be very ..."

3. An Introduction to the Theory of Optics by Sir Arthur Schuster (1904)
"The Principle of Superposition. It has been assumed in the last article that the disturbance at P may be obtained by superposing the disturbances reaching ..."

4. Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind by Dugald Stewart (1821)
"... is itself dependent on the principle of superposition ; and that, consequently, however extensive and important in its application, it is entitled only ..."

5. Electromagnetic Theory of Light by Charles Emerson Curry (1905)
"Principle of Superposition. — The principle of the superposition of ... We can state the principle of superposition as follows : When two or more ..."

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