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jointpdf | 3 years ago

Superposition just means “linear combination” in this context. Basically, a weighted mixture of “simulated entities” (or possible responses).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superposition_principle

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MontyCarloHall|3 years ago

The author liberally alludes to “superposition collapse,” which implies that they’re referring to its quantum mechanical meaning.

mitthrowaway2|3 years ago

It doesn't imply that. What term would you use to refer to the narrowing of a hypothesis space upon acquisition of new evidence?

GlickWick|3 years ago

Would you say the commonly-used random level generation algorithm in gamedev, Wave Function Collapse, implies it’s using quantum mechanics? Most people would disagree with you, I suspect.