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   Ethan Carter to Lawrence D'Oliveiro   
   Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Co   
   01 Apr 25 10:31:59   
   
   From: ec1828@somewhere.edu   
      
   Lawrence D'Oliveiro  writes:   
      
   > 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.   
      
   Discarded in its theoretical use, which is where the discussion is.  I   
   think nearly nobody disputes how useful the limit-frequency   
   interpretation is.   
      
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