Eli5: what is a superposition?
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It is the idea that something, namely a particle, exists in multiple states (or positions)simultaneously until observed or measured.
It’s hard to quantify because we are humans, not particles. But think about this. Have you ever seen someone or something sleep so still that for a brief moment you thought they were dead, not sleeping? Well for that brief moment, the person is both sleeping AND dead. It is only once you observe them that you confirm if they are sleeping OR dead. Without that observation, the person exists in a state of superposition whereby they are BOTH sleeping and dead.
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