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Computer scientist Richard Hamming built on these ideas by arguing that significant scientific discoveries were derived mathematically before being substantiated through observation. He suggested that many theoretical frameworks, like Galileo's laws of motion, were conceived through controlled hypothetical scenarios rather than direct empirical evidence.
This line of inquiry into the essence of mathematics leads us to consider that our understanding could be inherently limited by our conceptual frameworks. Just like philosophers have debated the subjective nature of experience—such as whether the color we perceive is universally interpreted—the same can be said about mathematical truths and their relation to real-world phenomena.