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position vs superposition

superposition vs position

position and superposition both are nouns.

position is a verb but superposition is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
position Yes No Yes No
superposition Yes No No No
As nouns, superposition is a hyponym of position; that is, superposition is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than position:
  • position: the act of putting something in a certain place
  • superposition: the placement of one thing on top of another
position (noun) superposition (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place the placement of one thing on top of another
a job in an organization (geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincide
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another (geology) the deposition of one geological stratum on another
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
a rationalized mental attitude
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
an item on a list or in a sequence
the particular portion of space occupied by something
a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
the appropriate or customary location
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
a condition or position in which you find yourself
position (verb) superposition (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
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