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PS to see the problem more clearly, imagine you gather the data first. Then you analyse it. You have only one set of data and it cannot meet all your equally likely criteria.PeroK said:In other words, the change from a possible two to a possible three states must be a real physical change. Not just an arbitrary decision to categorise the results of where you find particles when you look for them.
If, however, you physically subdivide the box, then you can only obtain data for that one configuration. And, there is no need for that configuration to be compatible in with a different physical configuration.