Message from @Povilus
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Math is a model of reality
Not a language in the traditional sense
Language is also a model of reality.
Mathematics deal in very abstract and universal concepts that also need a language to convey and be understood. Human brain runs entirely on a binary system of electrochemical sygnals.
In that sense, maths is both larger than language and fully contained within language - among other things like emotion, philosophy or memories - simultaneously.
But it is not a language. Too abstract, not directly perceivable by senses. People don't convey meaning through mathematics to each other. They convey the meaning of mathematics to each other through languages.
I suppose, music and painting would be considered languages then, but that seems alright to me.
I'm overthinking shit, ain't I.
Mathematics doesn't offer an effective way to give means to our meaning.
Language is a model of our thoughts
Math is a model of reality
Physics is a model of reality.
Maths is a model of logic.
Not quite
Physics is a branch of math with specific focus
A fusion of math and experiment
On reality, yes.
And never tell that to a physicist.
I'm a physics nerd. I know how they can be.
;D
The robots are becoming sentient
Someone call Will Smith
I think it wants to warn me of something...
The smiley maybe
Where was I? Right.
Maths deals in too many abstract concepts to be considered a model of only reality. Otherwise, what are imaginary numbers. Negative numbers, even! Those only exist in our mind as logically possible. Also maybe in some deep-ass particle physics.
Actually. Imaginary numbers do model reality. Especially in the use of fractal geometry.
In a sane view, those things should not exist, but I know full well not to trust my common sense.
One sec
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See how they are used in real life applications
Oh, I see.
It's for when you're dealing with a number that you desperately want to continue calling negative, even if it's just as positive, only in the opposite direction.
Please don't burn me for heresy.
;D
You fucking anti-free speech bots.
Sorta
But as you can see
Math is still a model of reality even at it's weirdest
But I bet imaginary numbers as a concept were created way before they could be applied anywhere.
Which proves even more so that math is a *reliable* model of reality
As it has tremendous predictive power
Please tell me when it manages to predict a complex system.
That would be very useful.
What do you mean by complex system?
Reality by definition is a complex system
And math models it well
Why do you even ask when you know what I mean?
Math models simple interactions well. There are too many interactions in a complex system to account for them all.
I seem to remember something about a completely sealed space with as few as three objects interacting with each other being basically unpredictable. Granted, that might have been a load of bullshit.
Three body problem
Not a load of crap