Copenhagen interpretation Comparison Table

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Copenhagen interpretation comparison table

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Copenhagen interpretation The view of quantum mechanics holding that prior to the measurement, a system has no physical existence and is describable only in terms of the probability of each possible result of a measurement. After a measurement the physical system exists in one and only one of its possible states. Copenhagen interpretation quantum mechanics interpretation

Subject	has definition	has competing theory	is a kind of	is an instance of
quantum mechanics interpretation			quantum mechanics
Copenhagen interpretation	The view of quantum mechanics holding that prior to the measurement, a system has no physical existence and is describable only in terms of the probability of each possible result of a measurement. After a measurement the physical system exists in one and only one of its possible states.	Copenhagen interpretation		quantum mechanics interpretation