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Why do physicists use the word measure?
We determine the location of a particle by measurement. Before measurement it doesn't have a location. If there wasn't a measurement conducted, then it wouldn't have a location in the first place.
Therefore, measure should not be the term used. Wouldn't it be more accurate to use the term create instead?
Not saying that physicists created the particle, but certainly they create the location upon observing since the observer is the casual factor here.
We determine the location of a particle by measurement. Before measurement it doesn't have a location. If there wasn't a measurement conducted, then it wouldn't have a location in the first place.
Therefore, measure should not be the term used. Wouldn't it be more accurate to use the term create instead?
Not saying that physicists created the particle, but certainly they create the location upon observing since the observer is the casual factor here.