HUYGENS' PRINCIPLE OF SUPERPOSITION

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Example:

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

Synonyms:

Huygens' principle of superposition; principle of superposition

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Huygens' principle of superposition" is a kind of...):

principle; rule (a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system)

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