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superposed

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Recent Examples of superposed Again, the superposed vector can be decomposed into its constituents. Anil Ananthaswamy, Quanta Magazine, 13 Apr. 2023 Like entanglement, the superposed states essential to its power are fragile, collapsing when measured or otherwise perturbed by the outside world. Gabriel Popkin, Science | AAAS, 3 June 2021 Google’s machine has 53 qubits, which between them can represent nearly ten million billion possible superposed states. The Economist, 26 Sep. 2019 Before the measurement, the various superposed states interfere with one another in a wavelike manner, producing outcomes with higher or lower probabilities. Philip Ball, WIRED, 28 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superposed
underlying
Adjective
  • Anyone who relies on melatonin nightly should consider seeing a sleep specialist to determine potential underlying issues like chronic insomnia or stress, Okwuosa said.
    Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 10 Nov. 2025
  • That smoke contains fine particulate matter that can lodge in the lungs and create issues for people with underlying respiratory problems.
    Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 9 Nov. 2025

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“Superposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superposed. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

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