Terence Tao would have said this is the difference between a “mathematical problem” and a “real life problem”. Kinda like a “treasure hunt” compared to actual archeological activity: you know wits are going to be more important than brute-strength ugly methods… although IRL Brute Strength and ugly approximations are what you end up using the most.
Terence Tao would have said this is the difference between a “mathematical problem” and a “real life problem”. Kinda like a “treasure hunt” compared to actual archeological activity: you know wits are going to be more important than brute-strength ugly methods… although IRL Brute Strength and ugly approximations are what you end up using the most.