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While the authors alone take full responsibility for the article, they wish to acknowledge with sincere appreciation that V. Bargmann, J. H. Brown, P. K. Feyerabend, C. G. Hempel, A. Peterson, H. Putnam, I. Zinnes and the late Hillis Kaiser have given, through written comments or oral discussions, important suggestions toward the final formulation.
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Bedau, H., Oppenheim, P. Complementarity in quantum mechanics: A logical analysis. Synthese 13, 201–232 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00489884
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