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Originally Posted by Actor
Have I misjudged my audience? You appear to know about it.
Define the term.
Is it?
Good question. If you are willing to accept "within a range" then I would say yes.
Atomic nuclei decay "at random," meaning that the moment of a particular nuclei's decay cannot be known. Yet in a large sample we can accurately predict how many nuclei will decay over a given time. Google "half-life."
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Because I know about it, does not mean everyone knows about it.
Superposition: existing into states at the same time both particle and wave, i.e. Schrodinger's cat.
Within in a range, is great. Sort of like HalvOnHorseracing joke about deer hunting statisticians. They got the deer on average.
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Last edited by Show Me the Wire; 05-18-2017 at 06:46 PM.
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