Quantum Probability: Why Outcomes Are Never Certain

  1. In quantum physics, outcomes aren’t fixed—only probabilities can be predicted.
  2. A particle’s wavefunction gives the odds of finding it in different states.
  3. Measurement collapses the wavefunction into one definite result.
  4. Even with perfect knowledge, quantum theory allows only probabilities, never certainties.
  5. This randomness isn’t due to bad tools—it’s built into nature itself.
  6. Famous experiments, like the double slit, reveal probability patterns, not certainties.
  7. Quantum probability explains why identical experiments can give different results.
  8. It’s why quantum mechanics relies on statistics, not determinism.
  9. Probabilities make quantum computers powerful by exploring many outcomes at once.
  10. At its core, quantum probability shows the universe is woven from chance and possibility.