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This is an overstatement. The principal aim of physical theories is understanding. A theory’s ability to find a number is merely a useful criterion for a correct understanding.
“The whole purpose of physics is to find a number, with decimal points, etc.! Otherwise you haven’t done anything.” (R. Feynman)
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Manin, Y.I. (1981). Physical Quantities, Dimensions and Constants: The Source of Numbers in Physics. In: Mathematics and Physics. Progress in Physics. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6782-4_2
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