The sciences do not try to explain, they hardly even try to interpret, they mainly make models. By a model is meant a mathematical construct which, with the addition of some verbal interpretations, describes observed phenomena. The justification of such a mathematical construct is solely and precisely that it is expected to work.
— John von Neumann Modern

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From his essay 'Method in the Physical Sciences'.

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1955

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https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-von-Neumann

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