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classical physics comparison table

Subject	is a kind of	has definition
physics	science	The scientific study of the interactions of matter and energy.
classical physics	physics	Physics prior to the introduction of the quantum principle. Classical physics incorporates Newtonian mechanics, views energy as a continuum, and is strictly causal.

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