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    It is not the case that Bohmian mechanics is a well-developed quantum theory that is explicitly contextual yet derives contextuality from nonlocal hidden variables, not from QM's formalism alone.

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    • 1.Bohmian mechanics requires explicit nonlocal influences, which many view as physically less parsimonious than QM's formalism-based contextuality.
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    • 2.The theory doesn't explain *why* contextuality emerges from nonlocal hidden variables—it merely relocates the mystery without resolving it fundamentally.
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    • 3.If contextuality is genuinely derived from the theory's structure, calling it 'explicit' contextuality conflates emergent with fundamental properties.
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    • 1.Bohmian mechanics provides a deterministic, particle-based ontology that avoids measurement problem ambiguities inherent in standard QM formalism.
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    • 2.Nonlocal hidden variables naturally explain contextuality without requiring ad-hoc interpretations of wave function collapse or observer effects.
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    • 3.Bohmian predictions match QM exactly, proving a theory can be contextual yet derive this feature from dynamics rather than formalism alone.
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