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Oh, I got it. It's the difference between "I am uncertain" and "It is uncertain". That makes sense. First discussion that happens in an undergrad quantum mech
by EnFinlay 10y ago
Oh, I got it. It's the difference between "I am uncertain" and "It is uncertain". That makes sense.
First discussion that happens in an undergrad quantum mechanics class.
Teacher: "It is uncertain"
Student: "Can't we measure it better?"
Teacher: "No, it is unknowable, no matter what"
Student: "Wtf?"
- emsy 10y agoUnscharf (the adjective to Unschärfe) can be translated to "out of focus" or "blur", which kind of describes the phenomenon figuratively.