!!! Overview [{$pagename}] the net response caused by two or more stimuli is the sum of the responses that would have been caused by each stimulus individually. Which implies that if input A produces response X and input B produces response Y then input (A + B) produces response (X + Y). A [function] F(x) that satisfies the superposition principle is called a [linear] function. [{$pagename}] can be defined by two simpler [function]; * additivity - F(x%%sub 1 %%+ x%%sub 2 %%) = F(x%%sub 1 %%) + F(x%%sub 2%% ) * homogeneity - F(ax) = aF(x) [{$pagename}] is the [states] of quantum systems that are added together and subtracted from each other. Mathematically, the rules for combining [quantum] [states] can be described in the same way as the rules for adding and subtracting within a [Vector Space]. This what is behind strange [quantum] effects that you may have heard about, such as the double-slit experiment, or particle-wave duality. !! More Information There might be more information for this subject on one of the following: [{ReferringPagesPlugin before='*' after='\n' }] ---- * [#1] - [Superposition_principle|Wikipedia:Superposition_principle|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2019-05-24 * [#2] - [Puzzled by Quantum Entanglement? Here's How It Works|https://curiosity.com/topics/puzzled-by-quantum-entanglement-heres-how-it-works-curiosity/|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2019-05-24