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   Lawrence D'Oliveiro to Stefan Ram   
   Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Co   
   31 Mar 25 01:34:54   
   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On 30 Mar 2025 14:32:46 GMT, Stefan Ram wrote:   
      
   > |In spite of its superficial appeal, the limit frequency   
   > |interpretation has been widely discarded, primarily because there   
   > |is no assurance that the above limit really exists for the actual   
   > |sequences of events to which one wishes to apply probability   
   > |theory.   
   > |   
   > "Quantum Mechanics" (1998) - Leslie E. Ballentine   
      
   Discarded or not, it’s the definition used in gambling. In other words,   
   people literally bet money on it.   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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