s, putative individuals, or potentially singular
local configurations, though of course these can play
their roles.  The Big Question is, to be answered
in practical terms:

How does it makes sense to talk about the relation
between physical systems and mathematical systems?

That is to say, what is the optimal way to understand
the way that mathematical models are used to describe
practical realities among the communities of practice
that use them all the time to achieve these purposes?

That is the brand 