Virgile Andreani on Nostr: Confusion of the day: In electronics, an "open circuit" is one where electrons cannot ...

Confusion of the day:

In electronics, an "open circuit" is one where electrons cannot flow (at least one switch is open) and a "closed circuit" one where electrons can flow (all switches are closed).
In causal inference, an "open path" is one where information can flow (all variables can vary) and a "closed path" one where it cannot flow (at least one variable is fixed / controlled).

Isn't this confusing? Is there maybe another way of thinking about it that makes more sense?

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