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This is a "best guess" listing for the word "joi'au'a"
in
language English,
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| valsi |
joi'au'a |
| type |
experimental cmavo |
| creator |
krtisfranks |
| time entered |
Fri Oct 16 06:04:48 2015 |
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Definition #67965
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| selma'o |
JOI |
| definition |
non-logical connective: to be in a (nontrivial) superposition of (states); mixture |
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Schrödinger's cat is not 'dead and alive' nor is it 'dead and alive'; so long as its wavefunction does not collapse, it is in a (linear) nontrivial superposition of the states 'dead' and 'alive'. In a sense, it is in both but also neither. Likewise, someone travelling northwestward is not travelling (due) northward AND (due) westward, nor are they travelling (due) northward OR (due) westward; they are travelling a mixture of both. It can also be used for answering "yes"/"no" questions; it may or may noy be helpful in this role, but it is distinct from an elliptical or non-definitive answer. Waves especially work well with superpositions. The only decent way to denote this concept in English without resorting to long-winded roundabout descriptions is '+'. |
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krtisfranks |
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Wed Oct 21 20:17:53 2015 |
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Example #1:
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le mlatu po la .cre'udingar. cu morsi gijoi'au'a jmive = Schrödinger's cat is in a nontrivial superposition of the dead state and the living state
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