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IT is not clear why the subject of statistics should throw any light on this problem, as Dr. G. W. Scott Blair suggests. There are two possible logical foundations for the use of statistics in physics: either, in the framework of a fully deterministic theory, wherein statistics may be used for the discussion of problems of such complexity that the detailed application of the supposedly known physical laws is impracticable; or within a non-deterministic theory, where the most basic physical laws may be concerned with the statement of probabilities.
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BONDI, H., GOLD, T. Relativity and Indeterminacy. Nature 170, 582–583 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/170582c0
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