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  "abstract": "Although it has often been noted that both quantum mechanics and relativistic physics involve significant forms of relationality, the nature of the connection remains unclear. In addressing such a question it makes sense to start from the simplest possibility, so in this article I set out to consider the viability of the hypothesis that the two types of relationality are ultimately the same: that is, quantum states always characterize degrees of freedom which can be changed by a symmetry transformation, so they are relativized for exactly the same reason as partial observables in general relativity. I use the idea that we only measure partial observables to argue that this suggestion is compatible with all existing empirical evidence for quantum mechanics, and then I consider the consequences for ongoing debates about the nature of measurement in quantum mechanics.",
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  "title": "What is the connection between quantum relationality and symmetry-based relationality?",
  "title_text": "What is the connection between quantum relationality and symmetry-based relationality?",
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