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09:52 Nov 19, 2010
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Science - Physics / (from a philosophical perspective)
French term or phrase: hasard motivé
"Le hasard motivé est roi en physique subatomique" in contrast to "le hasard pur"

I'm not sure of the exact difference between these two concepts - can anyone help? is it something along the lines of qualified/justified chance rather than sheer/absolute chance? Thank in advance.
Susannah Bayley
France
Local time: 15:13


Summary of answers provided
4biased probability
Kiwiland Bear
1directed randomnessCarlos Segura


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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
directed randomness


Explanation:
Perhaps... but it is not my field.

Carlos Segura
United Kingdom
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
biased probability


Explanation:
As opposed to "true" chance. See for example:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8289329

This means that unlike truly random processes, these ones have a preferred direction of drift (direction in a generic sense - not just spatial).

Kiwiland Bear
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