The Marble Rind Surrounding the Granite Pluton Must Be Younger

question 42

Multiple Choice

The marble rind surrounding the granite pluton must be younger than the limestone according to the principle of ____________.

• A) superposition
• B) baked contacts
• C) original horizontality
• D) original continuity

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Definitions:

Composition

In mathematics, composition is the application of one function to the result of another, denoted as \((f \circ g)(x) = f(g(x))\).

Composition

The process of combining two functions by applying one function to the results of another.

Function

A relation between sets that assigns to each element of a set exactly one element of another set.

Composition

The process of combining two functions in such a way that the output of one function becomes the input of another.