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  2. Free will theorem - Wikipedia

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    The free will theorem states: Given the axioms, if the choice about what measurement to take is not a function of the information accessible to the experimenters (free will assumption), then the results of the measurements cannot be determined by anything previous to the experiments. That is an "outcome open" theorem:

  3. List of theorems - Wikipedia

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    Stone's theorem on one-parameter unitary groups (functional analysis) Stone–Tukey theorem ; Stone–von Neumann theorem (functional analysis, representation theory of the Heisenberg group, quantum mechanics) Stone–Weierstrass theorem (functional analysis) Strassmann's theorem (field theory) Strong perfect graph theorem (graph theory)

  4. List of axioms - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of axioms as that term is understood in mathematics. In epistemology , the word axiom is understood differently; see axiom and self-evidence . Individual axioms are almost always part of a larger axiomatic system .

  5. Category:Free will - Wikipedia

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  6. Free will - Wikipedia

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    The problem of free will has been identified in ancient Greek philosophical literature. The notion of compatibilist free will has been attributed to both Aristotle (4th century BCE) and Epictetus (1st century CE): "it was the fact that nothing hindered us from doing or choosing something that made us have control over them".

  7. Incompatibilism - Wikipedia

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    Given that classical free will theorists (i.e. those working in the classical analytic paradigm) agreed that it is at least metaphysically possible for an ordinary human to exercise free will, [7] [8] all classical compatibilists accepted a compossibilist account of free will (i.e. a compossibilist interpretation of the ability to do otherwise ...

  8. List of eponymous laws - Wikipedia

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    Hume-Rothery rules, named after William Hume-Rothery, are a set of basic rules that describe the conditions under which an element could dissolve in a metal, forming a solid solution. Humphrey's law: conscious attention to a task normally performed automatically can impair its performance. Described by psychologist George Humphrey in 1923.

  9. List of examples of Stigler's law - Wikipedia

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    This law was named for Norman as an example of Stigler's Law – which was, itself, not named after its originator. [30] Norton's theorem was published in November 1926 by Hans Ferdinand Mayer and independently discovered by Edward Lawry Norton who presented it in an internal Bell Labs technical report, dated November 1926.