What is the difference between superposition and interference?

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Hello
In my textbook There are two headlines "Superposition" and "interference

but I can't recognize any difference between the two terms
So what is the difference between them?
Thanks
 
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I am not sure what the context of the interference term is...

Typically, Superposition refers to a condition of a system where behavior is linear to external forces/excitation and hence, complex forces can be separated into simpler components, applied individually to the system and the individual effects added back up again to find the complex effect of the complex force without having to do a complex analysis.
 
interference has constructive and destructive interference. in constructive and destructive interference there is supposition. Constructive interference supposition results in the creation of larger waves. Destructive interference supposition results in no waves.
I think I got it
Thanks very much