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just out of curiosity, what is the relation between math and physics if math is abstract and physics is physical?
What is the Connection Between Abstract Math and Physical Physics?
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Just as language is abstract with sounds or symbols representing physical (as well as nonphysical) entities and relations so too does mathematics provide a means of representing entities and relations in the physical world.
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Physics attempts to find ways of explaining natural phenomona and mathematics is the language they use.
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thanks so much guys!
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