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Prove the CAP theorem intuitively

Distributed SystemCAP & ConsistencySenior

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CAP and consistency questions test whether you can reason about what clients observe during partitions and replication lag — not just name the theorem. Prove the CAP theorem intuitively — define the concept, explain how it works in production, and call out trade-offs and failure …