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A previous version of this paper was read at a meeting of the British Society for the Philosophy of Science in London. I am grateful to those who offered comments and criticisms on that occasion — particularly to Prof. I. Lakatos and Dr. H. Post.
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Gillies, D.A. Operationalism. Synthese 25, 1–24 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00484997
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