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 180def philosophicalNote : String :=

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 181  "Real measurements take time, so perfect Zeno freeze is impossible. " ++
 182  "But significant suppression is achievable and useful."
 183
 184/-! ## Falsification Criteria -/
 185
 186/-- The Zeno effect derivation would be falsified by:
 187    1. Frequent measurement not suppressing decay
 188    2. Linear (not quadratic) short-time behavior
 189    3. Infinite measurement rate not leading to freeze
 190    4. Anti-Zeno effect in expected Zeno regime -/

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