math is simply a working model of the observed math doesn't try to explain why math also allows predictions without understanding why it's a placeholder to g

math is simply a working model of the observed math doesn't try to explain why math also allows predictions without understanding why it's a placeholder to get things done ie. correction factors Einstein thought the universe was static but his math would not fit So he made a "cosmological constant" to make static universe math fit Hubble later used science to figure out the universe was expanding, not static Einstein said "whoops" and threw out the constant Except his math was right even without understanding why, it was just a model of the observed The "cosmological constant" actually measures dark energy without even knowing what it was Pretty amazing IMHO