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    It is not the case that Relational holism holds in the modal interpretation of quantum mechanics.

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    • 1.Modal interpretations assign definite values via biorthogonal decomposition, which is basis-dependent and interpreter-relative, not ontologically fundamental.
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    • 2.If property attribution depends on the chosen decomposition rather than intrinsic structure, the 'failure of property composition' reflects interpretive underdetermination, not genuine holism.
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    • 3.Relational holism requires that holistic properties be ontologically real, but modal interpretations lack a principled account of which properties are actually possessed.
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    • 1.Clifton's and Bub's work shows modal interpretations face the determinate-values problem: no consistent assignment covers all observables simultaneously.
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    • 2.If the properties grounding relational holism cannot be jointly determinate, the claim that the pair instantiates irreducible relational properties is undermined by internal inconsistency.
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    • 3.A holism thesis requires stable relational properties, but modal interpretations yield property assignments that are highly context-sensitive and dynamically unstable under interaction.
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    • 1.The failure of property composition implies relational holism.
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    • 2.In state |ψ9⟩, the properties of the particle pair do not supervene upon the properties of its subsystems and the spatiotemporal relations between them.
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