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A recent proposal to formulate physics in terms of finite-information variables is examined, concentrating on its consequences for classical mechanics. Both shortcomings and promising avenues are discussed.

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Binder, PM. Intuitionist Physics. Found Phys 50, 1411–1417 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-020-00365-1

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