{
  "id": 15766688,
  "title": "Quantum probability can't be derived without assuming it first",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/quantum-probability-cant-be-derived-without-assuming-it-first",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-20T15:50:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-quantum-probability-derived-assuming.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "For nearly a century, physicists have relied on the Born rule to calculate the chances of different outcomes when they measure a quantum system. Yet despite decades of effort, nobody has managed to derive the rule from more basic mathematical principles without making assumptions about probability along the way.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}