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    It is not the case that The classical interpretation requires an a priori principled basis for individuating possibilities, but no such basis exists independently of antecedent probability assignments.

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    • 1.Mathematical symmetries and invariance principles provide objective bases for individuating equiprobable possibilities independently.
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    • 2.The indifference principle applies only within a pre-given possibility space; it doesn't create individuation, only assigns probabilities.
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    • 3.Physics provides natural individuations (energy levels, quantum states) that constrain possibility partitions before probability enters.
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    • 1.Any partition of a sample space into equiprobable outcomes presupposes prior choices about grain size and cardinality.
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    • 2.Different partitions of identical physical situations yield different uniform probability distributions over possibilities.
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    • 3.Without independent criteria for 'natural' partitions, the choice of partition appears arbitrary rather than principled.
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