# Models of the world

Mathematics keeps turning out to describe things it was not built for. Orbits follow ellipses, waves follow sums of sines, and populations follow growth curves. Why that works so well is an old question and still an open one.

Connects to:
- [Orbits](https://mapideas.org/i/as_orbits)
- [Symmetry](https://mapideas.org/i/mat_symmetry)
- [Why does math fit the world?](https://mapideas.org/i/q_math_world)
- [Is the solar system stable?](https://mapideas.org/i/q_astro_stable)
- [Metaphor](https://mapideas.org/i/la_metaphor)

Sources:
- [Wikipedia: The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unreasonable_Effectiveness_of_Mathematics_in_the_Natural_Sciences)

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