Although mathematics is used throughout the physical sciences, it is often debated whether mathematics is itself a physical science. Those who include it as a physical science point out that physical laws can be expressed in mathematical terms and that the concept of number arises in counting physical objects. Those who say mathematics is not a physical science consider numbers as abstract concepts that are helpful in describing groups of objects but do not arise from the physical objects themselves.
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Is mathematics a physical science?
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