Meaning of FAPP | Babel Free

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Abbreviation of for all practical purposes.

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“Is it not good to know⟳ what follows from what, even if it is not necessary FAPP? Suppose⟳ for example that quantum mechanics were found to resist⟳ precise formulation. Suppose⟳ that when formulation beyond FAPP is attempted, we find⟳ an unmovable finger obstinately pointing outside the subject, to the mind⟳ of the observer, to the Hindu scriptures, to God, or even only Gravitation? Would that not be very, very interesting?"”

“Going beyond FAPP to interpret⟳ quantum theory is today a growth industry, and a contentious field, though a very small fraction of physicists are involved.”

“Newtonian physics works fine, FAPP, at the macroscopic level, say⟳ Rosenblum & Kuttner[…]”

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