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Re:Surprising hidden order unites prime numbers and crystal-... by Numer on Saturday September 08, 2018 @03:14PM (#17942283)
> Physics does not have to use itself to understand itself.

Could you explain what you mean by that?

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Re:Surprising hidden order unites prime numbers and crystal-... by s-shellfish on Sunday September 09, 2018 @09:48AM (#17945859)
It's simple. Physics uses mathematics to construct equations that describe properties of physics.

The difference is physics has reality to test against - observations that can be measured. Math does not have this. Math's only metric against itself is itself.

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