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In the experiment, the scientists generated three separate time-bin qubit states both deterministically and randomly using a self-stabilized time-bin encoder.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

It's worth considering what such a loophole-sized theory would presuppose: that hidden variables were encoded at the very beginning of time and space, deterministically setting everything into motion until spacetime's end.

From Scientific American • May 20, 2023

Although scientists are not able establish when climate change causes specific weather deterministically, they can assess the likelihood that various extreme events would have happened in a pre-industrial climate vs. a modern climate.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2018

Each flashback puts a piece into the puzzle, and the character of Strayed is, similarly, constructed precisely, narrowly, and deterministically out of those tightly crafted piece.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 5, 2014

The linear sequence of activities was deterministically connected-the stronger the person, the more powerful in throwing, thrusting and hauling; the longer the legs, the faster the run, etc.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai