between: coherent waves in a region of space
is: the phenomenon that allows the waves to combine to result in a wave whose properties at any point are determined by the properties of the various contributing waves. (The procedure for combining the individual waves in simple (linear) cases is specified by the superposition principle.) [P5.6]
over the whole region produces: an interference pattern. [P6.1]
See constructive and destructive interference.
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