Reality, if you want to call it that, isn’t some objective existence beyond what’s measurable or observable. In physics, describing what is observable and measurable as accurately and completely as possible is our highest goal. By creating a theory where quantum operators act on quantum wavefunctions, we can accurately calculate the probability distribution of possible outcomes.

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