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Re:Particle mystery: physicists confirm the muon is more mag... by gher-shyu3i on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @01:15PM (#26727805)
> If they see exactly what they expected to see

Why? Validating a hypothesis is quite valuable.

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Re:Particle mystery: physicists confirm the muon is more mag... by renewiltord on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @04:50PM (#26731065)
It's actually not at all. Or more precisely, no one treats it as valuable. If you fail to reject H0 repeatedly your career is doomed to mediocrity.
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