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Position probability (Pr(x∈A)=∫A​∣ψ∣2dx)

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For a normalized wavefunction ψ(x), the probability of a position measurement lying in a measurable set A is ∫A​∣ψ(x)∣2dx. It is a spatial-projection probability and differs from an energy measurement outcome probability.

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