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    Supports→In contextual models, apparatus settings and outcomes are not cleanly separable variables, making the probability function's domain ill-defined for the parameter/outcome distinction.

    Contextual interpretations (like Kochen-Specker) demonstrate that assigning pre-existing values requires outcome values to depend on the full measurement context, not just apparatus settings alone.

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    Apparatus settings(in experimental physics)
    The configuration or adjustable properties of the equipment or instruments used in an experiment.
    Contextual interpretations(as a philosophical approach to understanding measurement)
    A way of understanding quantum mechanics where what you measure depends not just on the object itself, but on the entire setup and conditions of your experiment.
    Kochen-Specker(as a foundational theorem in quantum physics philosophy)
    A mathematical proof by physicists Simon Kochen and Ernst Specker showing that you can't assign definite hidden values to quantum particles in a way that always matches what experiments measure.
    Outcome values(as results dependent on measurement context)
    The actual results you get when you perform a measurement or experiment on something.

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    Pre-existing values(as a concept in quantum mechanics debates)
    The idea that particles have definite properties (like position or spin) that exist before we measure them, rather than being created by the act of measurement itself.
    measurement context(in quantum mechanics and philosophy of science)
    All the conditions and setup surrounding how and when you measure something—the idea that the method of measurement affects what you find.

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