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It is possible to define, for any quantum system, an algebra of ‘definite-valued events’—those events that are definitely occurrent or non-occurrent. It is shown that two different sets of constraints on the algebra of definite-valued events are each equivalent to the definition of that set as a certain ‘pseudo-Boolean’ algebra.
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Dickson, W.M. Faux-boolean algebras, classical probability, and determinism. Found Phys Lett 8, 231–242 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02187347
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