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minus-squareBjörn Tantau@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkarrow-up29·2 months agoSchrödinger’s cat is still dead AND alive not dead OR alive.
minus-squareA_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI always thought this was just for the sake of the measurements and math working out, while in reality it is one or the other
minus-squareMirodir@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 months agoIt is dead AND alive before you check and collapses into dead XOR alive when you check. But yes, the short description also irked me a little. It’s really hard to write it concisely without leaving out important bits (like we both did too).
Schrödinger’s cat is still dead AND alive not dead OR alive.
I always thought this was just for the sake of the measurements and math working out, while in reality it is one or the other
It is dead AND alive before you check and collapses into dead XOR alive when you check.
But yes, the short description also irked me a little. It’s really hard to write it concisely without leaving out important bits (like we both did too).