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Building a tiny lie that's useful enough to tell the truth.
means Creating a simplified representation of something complex to understand, predict, or pose for it.
from From Latin modulus, a small measure or standard, via Italian modello, a craftsman's miniature; the runway and the equation share an ancestor obsessed with proportion.
Two careersSame word: math abstraction and catwalk strutting.
All wrongStatisticians admit every model is technically false.
Clay rootsOriginally meant shaping a small physical replica.