How is mathematics the language of the universe?

Answer 1

MATHEMATICS IS THE LANGUAGE OF PHYSICS

Answer 2

Roger Bacon once said:

‘Mathematics is the door and the key to the sciences’.

His statement appropriately summarizes the role of mathematics in science, physics and other areas. Most of these areas involve measuring and quantifying.

Mathematics provides a natural means for rational argument. Throughout history it has been significant in measuring in the hands of Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) and Isaac Newton (1642–1727) .

Answer 3

Everything in the universe can be described using mathematics, and any intelligent being will likely be able to understand the concept of quantity. Since many properties of objects are based on numbers that occur only in unique situations (such as the ratio of electron to proton mass), the appearance of those numbers could be the basis of a communication system.

There are also series of numbers that are unique, such as the primes or the Fibonacci series, and their appearance would be a sign of intelligent action if we came across them in some circumstances.

Answer 4

For those who don't know, there's more to mathematics then basic arithmetic.

The 'language of the universe' is arguably a metaphorical way of describing that mathematics is capable of describing approximately universal properties that are considered important.

An engineer thinks his equations approximate reality.
A physicist thinks reality approximates his equations.
A mathematician doesn't care.

Answer 5

The relationship between the circumference of a circle and its diameter is always the same - no matter what units you use to measure and no matter what symbols you use to express pi.

A golden mean curve has a shape, so does a logarithmic curve - many of the shapes found in nature. It is universal because it is descriptive and can carry a conversation but doesn't depend on any one language. It is everywhere.

Answer 6

'anyone' can understand the concept of math, and the same is true anywhere in the universe (minus blackholes and sci-fi)

while i may have a hard time deciphering what someone says in spanish, or even if i know spanish, a different dialect/country than my own, it is still generally understood that 1 + 1 = 2

math and physics still translates across languages, and though i dont understand the chinese, the equations that chinese dam engineers have come up with can still be utilized for projects in english, or any other language.

but math, and how we define the world will still hold true on mars, or talking to martians or something...

Answer 7

No...physics is the physical interpretation of solutions to mathematical dilemnas.

Math is concrete and build upon fact and foundations whereas physics, even at its most basic levels, is all based on conjectures. Name the best physicists in history and most of their best work can or will never be proven. Especially in astrophysics, nothing can be proven and yet every day new commonly held beliefs are shattered (Take SL-9 for example!)

Answer 8

mathematics is the language of science and if u want to say universe,u can..there is maths everyhwere u see..physics is explained by maths,statistics by maths and even biology..u can see so many biological patterns tht are governed by mathematical rules,,fibonacci pattern on pineapples,shape of spiderwebs,honeycombs are perfect hexagons...ratio of many structures are constant through nature...lenght to diameter of trees..
computer language is based of 1 and 0..so with thse examples we can say that mathematics is a universal langauge

Answer 9

Because whether you speak English or Spanish or Chinese or Japanese, or any other language, math is still the same. It doesn't matter how you SAY 2 or 4, all that matters is that 2 + 2 = 4, no matter what.

Answer 10

It isn't. "Mathematics" is a culmination of ideas conceived by human beings, the root of which lies in logical deduction. Logic itself is a human way of interpreting the world/universe. Because these ideas are human-conceived, the universe need not abide by the rules they entail. (It is possible that the universe does abide by those "rules", but our beliefs do not make it so.)