continued: like the outcome of a next coin toss? explain
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It is not possible to predict the outcome of a coin toss with certainty. This is because the outcome is dependent on several free agents such as the free will of the person tossing the coin, atmospheric fluctuation, variations on the landing surface, etc.
Even in a completely deterministic model of Nature it is not possible to acquire information to calculate such an highly complex pseudo-random event as a coin toss. This is not because of a technological limitation but rather because the very act gathering this information (for example measuring the position of various particles of interest) changes it.
If you built a machine that was always able to flip a coin exactly the same way or in a very predictable way then it would be possible to determine the flips perhaps but not in a real world example such as a referee at a football game.
Even in a completely deterministic model of Nature it is not possible to acquire information to calculate such an highly complex pseudo-random event as a coin toss. This is not because of a technological limitation but rather because the very act gathering this information (for example measuring the position of various particles of interest) changes it.
If you built a machine that was always able to flip a coin exactly the same way or in a very predictable way then it would be possible to determine the flips perhaps but not in a real world example such as a referee at a football game.