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    Challenges→Pitowsky's work on correlations polytopes shows that classical probability models can reproduce quantum statistics if one relaxes the assumption of global value-definite assignments.

    Pitowsky's construction requires context-dependent probability assignments that are themselves nonclassical, shifting rather than solving the conceptual problem of quantum weirdness.

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    Context-dependent(describing whether comicality is a fixed property or varies by situation)
    Something that changes meaning or value depending on the situation or circumstances it's in, rather than always being the same.
    Nonclassical(describing the nature of quantum probability)
    Not following the traditional, everyday rules of logic and physics that we're used to; instead, following unusual or counterintuitive rules.
    Pitowsky(as a physicist whose work is being discussed)
    Itamar Pitowsky is a physicist and philosopher who developed mathematical models to explain how quantum mechanics works; he created a specific approach (called a 'construction') to understand the strange behavior of quantum particles.
    Probability assignments(as used in reasoning about uncertainty)
    Assigning numbers or percentages to show how likely different outcomes are.

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    Quantum weirdness(as the underlying problem being addressed)
    The strange and counterintuitive behaviors that particles exhibit at tiny scales (atoms and smaller), which don't match our everyday experience of how things work.

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