1 + 1 = 2 is an abstraction with no physical analogue, because no “1” physical object is exactly the same as any other “1” physical object. Therefor, an epistemic gap exists between the abstract model 1 + 1 = 2 and a physical analogue such as:
🍎 + 🍎 = 🍎🍎.
This epistemic gap exists between ALL scientific models and their physical analogue.
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