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minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 hours agoI totally agree. “Observe” was a bad choice of words, but it stuck. It should have been “interacted with”, or “measured”, or something like that.
minus-squarebss03@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoBTW, before a detector aparatus can be created, many physics results were (are?) identified through observation, which might include a measurement or might be qualitative.
I totally agree. “Observe” was a bad choice of words, but it stuck. It should have been “interacted with”, or “measured”, or something like that.
BTW, before a detector aparatus can be created, many physics results were (are?) identified through observation, which might include a measurement or might be qualitative.