findings that shape and shift based on changes in probability

English translation: results (from personal experience) that can adapt or vary/move in relation to changes in probability

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English term or phrase:findings that shape and shift based on changes in probability
Selected answer:results (from personal experience) that can adapt or vary/move in relation to changes in probability
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher

19:42 Feb 14, 2019
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Science - Physics / quantum physics
English term or phrase: findings that shape and shift based on changes in probability
Dear colleagues,
I find it difficult to understand the phrase “a set of findings that shape and shift based on changes in probability” in the following passage. In particular, how do you interpret “findings” in this context?
My sincere thanks for your valuable help!

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A quantum is a unit of experience that is the basis for interactions—and so from the quantum view, life and reality are a matter of unfolding interactions based on a wild but empirically established** set of findings that shape and shift based on changes in probability .**
haribert
Local time: 05:51
results (from personal experience) that can adapt or vary/move in relation to changes in probability
Explanation:
I'm not an expert in quantum physics but here there is a helpful definition in lay terms "A quantum is a unit of experience that is the basis for interactions"

I think the best way to decode this sentence is to break it down.

"...from the quantum view, life and reality are a matter of unfolding interactions based on a set of ":

Findings= Empirical evidence
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empirical_evidence
"information received by means of the senses, particularly by observation and documentation of patterns and behavior through experimentation..."
=experience

shape (verb)

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shape
5a : to make fit for (a particular use, purpose, etc.) : ADAPT...

b : to determine or direct the course or character of something ...

c : to modify (behavior) by rewarding changes that tend toward a desired response

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/shift

to move or change from one position or direction to another, especially slightly...​
C1 [ I ] (of an idea, opinion, etc.) to change:

based on changes in probability
depending on any changes in probability

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Glad to have helped
Selected response from:

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 04:51
Grading comment
Thank you so much, Yvonne, for your help and your very useful explanation of the whole sentence!
Many thanks also to all other contributors, especially MPGS!
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +1evidence found / results ... that shape and shift based on changes in probability
MPGS
4decisions/conclusions/recommendations that change
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
4results (from personal experience) that can adapt or vary/move in relation to changes in probability
Yvonne Gallagher
3inferences that shape and ...
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
evidence found / results ... that shape and shift based on changes in probability


Explanation:
evidence / results depend on probability
HTH
:-)

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Note added at 21 mins (2019-02-14 20:03:59 GMT)
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Good question, haribart!
Don't have an answer: for that u have 2 know quantum physics
My humble contribution is merely linguistic.
:-)

MPGS
Local time: 05:51
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you so much, MPGS, for your help! May I ask how evidence and results relate to "shape"?

Asker: Hi, MPGS! Thank you for your contribution and for your patience, too! You've helped me a lot: probably, the results of an experiment acquire a different form and also vary depending on context and also on the influence of the observer... Thanks again!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pablo Cruz
1 day 15 hrs
  -> Gracias Pablo. Buen finde :-)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
decisions/conclusions/recommendations that change


Explanation:
or are modified based on probabilities

Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
Ecuador
Local time: 22:51
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
inferences that shape and ...


Explanation:
A set of inferences that shape and shift based on changes in probability

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 22:51
Native speaker of: Spanish
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1 day 17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
results (from personal experience) that can adapt or vary/move in relation to changes in probability


Explanation:
I'm not an expert in quantum physics but here there is a helpful definition in lay terms "A quantum is a unit of experience that is the basis for interactions"

I think the best way to decode this sentence is to break it down.

"...from the quantum view, life and reality are a matter of unfolding interactions based on a set of ":

Findings= Empirical evidence
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empirical_evidence
"information received by means of the senses, particularly by observation and documentation of patterns and behavior through experimentation..."
=experience

shape (verb)

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shape
5a : to make fit for (a particular use, purpose, etc.) : ADAPT...

b : to determine or direct the course or character of something ...

c : to modify (behavior) by rewarding changes that tend toward a desired response

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/shift

to move or change from one position or direction to another, especially slightly...​
C1 [ I ] (of an idea, opinion, etc.) to change:

based on changes in probability
depending on any changes in probability

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Note added at 5 days (2019-02-19 21:12:24 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 04:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you so much, Yvonne, for your help and your very useful explanation of the whole sentence!
Many thanks also to all other contributors, especially MPGS!
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