In practical terms, math is a language, i.e. a medium of communication, which helps us model physical and real phenomena. There are certainly theories in math,

In practical terms, math is a language, i.e. a medium of communication, which helps us model physical and real phenomena. There are certainly theories in math, but most of the "math" that matters is pretty matter of fact. It may not cover the entire spectrum but most math models do well enough to help us explain real things. Of course I'm not really talking about the more esoteric fields of math.