https://wiki.lojban.io/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=joi%27au%27ajoi'au'a - Revision history2026-04-30T05:52:47ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.45.3https://wiki.lojban.io/index.php?title=joi%27au%27a&diff=7650&oldid=prevNalvaizmiku: Import words via API2026-01-13T15:16:49Z<p>Import words via API</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>==== valsi ====<br />
joi'au'a<br />
==== type ====<br />
experimental cmavo<br />
==== creator ====<br />
[[personal/krtisfranks|krtisfranks]]<br />
==== time entered ====<br />
Fri Oct 16 06:04:48 2015<br />
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== English ==<br />
=== Definition #67965 - Preferred ===<br />
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==== selma'o ====<br />
JOI<br />
==== definition ====<br />
non-logical connective: to be in a (nontrivial) superposition of (states); mixture<br />
==== notes ====<br />
Schr�dinger'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 '+'.<br />
==== gloss words ====<br />
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<ul><li>[[natlang/en/superposition conjunction|superposition conjunction]]</li></ul><br />
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==== created by ====<br />
[[personal/krtisfranks|krtisfranks]]<br />
==== vote information ====<br />
2<br />
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==== time ====<br />
Wed Oct 21 20:17:53 2015<br />
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=== Etymology ===</div>Nalvaizmiku