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In article <1992Aug6.174653.11549@galois.mit.edu> jbaez@nevanlinna.mit.edu (John C. Baez) writes:
> In article <4962@tuegate.tue.nl> johan@blade.stack.urc.tue.nl (Johan Wevers) writes:
> >jbaez@riesz.mit.edu (John C. Baez) writes:
> >>Anything that calls itself "super" is likely to be a bunch of baloney.
> >>E.g.:  
> >>
> >>supersymmetry (in particle physics)
> >>superconducting supercollider
> >>superstrings
> >>
> >This kind of attitude towards particle physics seems to become rather
> >common under some other diciplines. Why didn't you mention superconductance
> >and superfluidity ?
> 
> The Latin "super" simply means over or above, and is utterly
> unobjectionable in words where it takes this meaning, such as
> "supercolumnar," "superfetate," "superdominant," or "supertonic,"
> "superstratum," or "superstructure."

Ah!  But one must also remember that Armstrong superseded his own invention
of the superheterodyne receiver with FM ... and without any supervision!

Of course had he had access to a supercomputer, he might have developed an
even more superior design.

All of which is pretty superfluous, since the superposition principle would
not apply in any superlative way.

Now, if you'ld like to discuss superpowers ...

/kim

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