Rephrased, what do numbers represent, if there are no discrete, fundamental things? And if numbers represent the things we seem to perceive (discrete, fundamen

Rephrased, what do numbers represent, if there are no discrete, fundamental things? And if numbers represent the things we seem to perceive (discrete, fundamental things), though our science demonstrates that individual things are illusory. The fun part is that the science which demonstrates the illusory nature of the things that math counts is dependent on the math.