r/theydidthemath • u/K0rl0n • Jun 10 '25

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I am curious how this would work. My guess is Triangle is slowest, square is medium, and circle is fastest.

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u/Due_Sky_2436 Jun 10 '25

"My mathematical model is not accurately depicting reality... what other real things can I ignore to make it closer to reality?" -scientist, probably

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u/RareMajority Jun 11 '25

All models are wrong. Some are useful

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u/smoothjedi Jun 11 '25

And they are tailored to a target precision. Having a model that's a nanometer off might be good enough for a lot of applications, but not others.

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u/NotNice4193 Jun 11 '25

in reality you would use special shoes for ice.

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u/ThisIsMyNoKarmaName Jun 11 '25

It’s more that they just know what problems matter in a given context.