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superselection

superselection noun: selection from a superposition of states.

Noun

superselection (countable and uncountable, plural superselections)

  1. selection from a superposition of states

Forms of superselection

pluralsuperselections

Origin of superselection

From super- + selection.

Questions about superselection

What does superselection mean?
Superselection means selection from a superposition of states.
What part of speech is superselection?
Superselection is a noun.
What is the plural of superselection?
The plural of superselection is superselections.

Words near superselection in the dictionary

  1. superseeded
  2. superseiner
  3. superseiners
  4. superselect
  5. superselected
  6. superselection
  7. superselections
  8. superselective
  9. superselectively
  10. superself
  11. superselfish

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