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goo  ·  3315 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What do you think happens to ideas which people forget?

Energy is studied in the physical sciences, as it is a non-living system in our universe. It is a measurable quantity, transferable, and constantly interacts with its environment. Would that not make it a physical thing?





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_refugee_  ·  3314 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Physical is generally accepted to mean "tangible," i.e., something which one is able to touch and feel - over physical as "part of physics."

I agree, it's just - odd for me to see the word "physical" used to mean, more esoterically, "relating to or of physics." I'm sure both meanings are correct, but one is more common.

goo  ·  3315 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Huh. I'll have to research it some more - tough concept to wrap my brain around. Thanks for the discussion.

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