Why is classical mechanics considered a sub-discipline of quantum mechanics?

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Unpredictability has real-world applications.

Unpredictability has real-world applications.

Events in quantum mechanics tend to bounce around.

Events in quantum mechanics tend to bounce around.

Events in classic mechanics are smooth and predictable.

Events in classic mechanics are smooth and predictable.

It includes events at molecular and atomic levels.

It includes events at molecular and atomic levels.

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The correct response is:

Events in classic mechanics are smooth and predictable.

Classical mechanics is often viewed as a sub-discipline of quantum mechanics because classical mechanics describes the behavior of macroscopic objects in a deterministic manner, while quantum mechanics deals with the probabilistic nature of particles at the atomic and subatomic levels. In that sense, classical mechanics emerges as an approximation of quantum mechanics for large-scale systems where quantum effects can be neglected.