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Anas platyrhynchos with ducklings reflecting water
Superposition of almost plane waves (diagonal lines) from a distant source and waves from the waves of the ducks. Linearity holds only approximately in water and only for waves with small amplitudes relative to their wavelengths.

In physics, the superposition principle states that if there are two or more stimuli at a given point in time, the response will be the result of adding all the responses. This only applies to linear systems. Since many systems can be modelled as linear systems, the principle has many applications in physics and engineering.

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