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the most general description of quantum measurement outcomes as positive operators summing to identity, extending projective measurements.

In quantum foundations, positive operator-valued measure refers to the most general description of quantum measurement outcomes as positive operators summing to identity, extending projective measurements. This meaning comes from Davies (1970) in Communications in Mathematical Physics.[1]

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References

Davies, E. B., & Lewis, J. T. (1970). An operational approach to quantum probability. Communications in Mathematical Physics, 17(3), 239-260. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01647093

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