"Although the law of gravity may not give us a precise answer as to where exactly a given bullet will hit the earth (it will be influenced by wind, temperature, condition of gun, weight of power, etc.) it does tell us where an ideal bullet would hit under ideal conditions. By controlling conditions to approach these ideals, we can often get remarkably accurate answers. The law of gravity is a higher-order abstraction and like all higher order abstractions, it is static. Based on highly accurate observations, it is a summary and idealization (generalization) of certain invariances in relationships among objects we can discern by ignoring or controlling certain individual differences, such as wind velocity, pressure, etc."
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