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Superposition vs Overlapping - What's the difference?

superposition | overlapping |

As nouns the difference between superposition and overlapping

is that superposition is the placing of one thing on top of another while overlapping is the situation in which things overlap.

As a verb overlapping is

present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective overlapping is

pertaining to something that overlaps something else.

superposition

English

Noun

(wikipedia superposition) (-)
  • The placing of one thing on top of another
  • (geology) The deposition of one stratum over another; the principle that in a series of sedimentary strata, the lower strata are the older

    • Derived terms

    * superposition calculus * superposition eye * superposition integral * superposition principle * superposition theorem

    overlapping

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to something that overlaps something else.
    • 1851' ''A long-skirted, cabalistically-cut coat of a faded walnut tinge enveloped him; the '''overlapping sleeves of which were rolled up on his wrists.'' — Herman Melville, Moby Dick.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The situation in which things overlap.