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Popper's experiment

experiment proposed by Karl Popper to put to the test different interpretations of quantum mechanics
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Popper's experiment

Summary

Popper's experiment is a thought experiment[1]. It draws 25 Wikipedia views per month (thought_experiment category, ranking #48 of 56).[2]

Key Facts

  • Popper's experiment is credited with the discovery of Karl Popper[3].
  • Popper's experiment's instance of is recorded as thought experiment[4].
  • Popper's experiment's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qg42k[5].
  • Popper's experiment's schematic is recorded as Popper-experiment-1.png[6].
  • Popper's experiment's schematic is recorded as Popper-experiment-2.png[7].
  • Popper's experiment's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778318712[8].

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Works and Contributions

Popper's experiment is credited with the discovery of Karl Popper[3].

Why It Matters

Popper's experiment draws 25 Wikipedia views per month (thought_experiment category, ranking #48 of 56).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9]

Related Entities

Karl Popper

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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