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Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??

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Subject Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??
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Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> writes:

> On 30 Mar 2025 14:32:46 GMT, Stefan Ram wrote:
>
>> |In spite of its superficial appeal, the limit frequency
>> |interpretation has been widely discarded, primarily because there
>> |is no assurance that the above limit really exists for the actual
>> |sequences of events to which one wishes to apply probability
>> |theory.
>> |
>> "Quantum Mechanics" (1998) - Leslie E. Ballentine
>
> Discarded or not, it’s the definition used in gambling. In other words, 
> people literally bet money on it.

Discarded in its theoretical use, which is where the discussion is.  I
think nearly nobody disputes how useful the limit-frequency
interpretation is.

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