laplace's demon
"Laplace's demon" refers to a hypothetical concept proposed by the French mathematician Pierre-Simon Laplace. It describes an imaginary all-knowing and all-powerful being that is capable of accurately predicting the future and determining the behavior of every particle in the universe, assuming that it possesses sufficient knowledge of the present state of the universe and has access to precise calculations.
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