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    It is not the case that Hypercomputation theorists like Copeland and Shagrir argue that physically realizable systems may exist that transcend polynomial-time simulation by Turing machines.

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    • 1.No known physical system has demonstrated hypercomputational capability; proposals rely on idealized conditions impossible under real constraints.
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    • 2.Measurement uncertainty, noise, and finite precision in any physical implementation collapse claimed hypercomputation to Turing-equivalent bounds.
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    • 3.Hypercomputation proposals often smuggle infinity into physical systems; finite universe suggests computational resources are fundamentally limited.
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    • 1.Physical systems exploiting continuous dynamics (e.g., analog computers, quantum mechanics) aren't obviously bounded by discrete Turing constraints.
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    • 2.Church-Turing thesis describes abstract computation, not physical law; empirical discovery could reveal systems with greater computational capacity.
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    • 3.Supertasks and infinite-precision real-number operations may be physically realizable in principle, enabling hypercomputational processes.
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