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To explain this paradox, physicists ponder two possible explanations. The first suggests that the particles are in constant, instantaneous communication, contradicting the principle of locality, which forbids faster-than-light communication. The second proposal advocates for 'hidden variables'—undetected parameters embedded in the particles that govern their behavior. This perspective maintains that, while we cannot determine the outcome of a measurement until it is made, those outcomes are already predetermined by these variables.