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What is meant by superposition of gravitational field?

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The total gravitational field at a point due to all the masses is given by the vector sum of the gravitational field due to the individual masses.
`vec(E)_("total")=-underset(i=1)overset(n)(Sigma)(GM_i)/(r_(i)^(2))hat(r_i)`
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