classical theory

Any physical theory that shares certain features with Newtonian physics, including the assumption that the future is completely determined by the present and that the act of observation has no effect on the system studied. The term is used mainly to label any theory that is not part of quantum mechanics. Einstein's general theory of relativity is considered to be a classical theory.

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