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Approximations

Approximations are good enough for practical use. Though they are wrong, they are all valuable in minimising thought. One way to simplify thought is to use simplified models, approximations to the true underlying state of affairs.

  • Civilisation advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them
  • Science deals in truth, practice deals with approximations

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  • Abstractions
  • Conceptual model of the system
  • Knowledge about something should exist in your brain as a manageable, usable and interactive piece
  • Not all of the knowledge required for precise behaviour has to be in the head

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