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Why do we talk so much about 'ideal' stuff in physics? (lemmy.world)
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Sorry if this is a naive question (I am in high school), but why do we always talk about ‘ideal’ stuff in physics? The conditions are not possible in real life so why bother with them, won’t the numerical values not accurately represent real life situations?

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

Make sense, so these ideal equations are just the very base of a phenomenon, and then can be modified to fit different situations?

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