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Superposition just means “linear combination” in this context. Basically, a weighted mixture of “simulated entities” (or possible responses). https://en.m.wiki
by jointpdf 4y 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 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superposition_principle
- MontyCarloHall 4y agoThe author liberally alludes to “superposition collapse,” which implies that they’re referring to its quantum mechanical meaning.
- mitthrowaway2 4y agoIt doesn't imply that. What term would you use to refer to the narrowing of a hypothesis space upon acquisition of new evidence?
- naasking 4y agoBayesian inference?
- MontyCarloHall 4y agoIn a non-Bayesian context, I would call it “updating/retraining my model.” In a formal Bayesian context, I’d call it “updating my posterior by adding data to the likelihood.”
- mitthrowaway2 4y agoThat could describe both the narrowing or broadening of one's hypothesis space.
- GlickWick 4y agoWould 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.