2006-07-13 05:12:29 · 9 answers · asked by Dave H 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Since mathematics can be used to describe
anything (or at least almost so) it is no surprise that
it has a relationship to the physical world. There
is no necessary relationship between some math
and anything physical, however. One can "do"
things mathematically that are not really possible
physically, such as handling many spatial dimensions simultaneously. Math is a form of
logic, not a science, so it doesn't HAVE to apply to
anything real.
2006-07-13 10:39:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mathematics is a language... you can say nonsense equivalent to "The cat is a house," in English. Perfectly sensible grammar, but no bearing on the "factual world." Tying mathematics to the physical world keeps the mathematicians from wandering off into gibberish.
2006-07-13 05:17:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mathematics rules the (physical) world, said Newton. He meant to say that any talk about the world would need the form that mathematice supplies in its metric system.
2006-07-13 05:52:46 · answer #3 · answered by das.ganesh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
math helps to justify the physical world, so it can be understood better.
2006-07-13 05:19:08 · answer #4 · answered by angelove172001 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
everything in the physical world can be described by numbers
2006-07-13 05:16:50 · answer #5 · answered by CALLIE 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
science bridges the gap. it uses the real world and math.
2006-07-13 05:15:47 · answer #6 · answered by Alex F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A sense of order is needed or else there would be chaos.
Mathematics supplies the rigid structure that is needed.
2006-07-13 05:15:32 · answer #7 · answered by truthyness 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
see the movie Pi
2006-07-13 05:20:28 · answer #8 · answered by Kevin M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
count people=census
counting money=transactions
and so on...
2006-07-13 05:15:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋