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If in my universe I could always predict the correct results, then we would just have determinism, and I could predict exactly when an atom would decay. There would be no need for statistics.
Some high level background that might help.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-syaCoqkZA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=433tAfO4dbA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvG1A795tqE
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If in my universe I could always predict the correct results, then we would just have determinism, and I could predict exactly when an atom would decay. There would be no need for statistics.
Some high level background that might help.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-syaCoqkZA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=433tAfO4dbA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvG1A795tqE