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Page 86
... possible to confirm a description by an inde- pendent study of the object described . Obviously , it is not possible to confirm descriptions that are incompatible . It might be argued that the differences in conflicting critical ...
... possible to confirm a description by an inde- pendent study of the object described . Obviously , it is not possible to confirm descriptions that are incompatible . It might be argued that the differences in conflicting critical ...
Page 237
... possible to measure radiation over a very nar- row range of the spectrum . Its greatest virtue is the large angular acceptance ; high resolution can be obtained , with no loss of light at a slit , when it is used with the largest ...
... possible to measure radiation over a very nar- row range of the spectrum . Its greatest virtue is the large angular acceptance ; high resolution can be obtained , with no loss of light at a slit , when it is used with the largest ...
Page 502
... possible outcomes is finite , as in the theory of dice , coins , roulette , and the like . On the other hand , it was shown in 1960 that , although a computable sequence can serve as a set of points in a simple probability space , the ...
... possible outcomes is finite , as in the theory of dice , coins , roulette , and the like . On the other hand , it was shown in 1960 that , although a computable sequence can serve as a set of points in a simple probability space , the ...
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