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    It is not the case that Field's Newtonian gravitational theory, expressed purely in terms of spacetime regions, shows mathematics functions as a useful fiction rather than a description of real entities.

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    • 1.Spacetime regions themselves are abstract geometric objects that require mathematical properties to be physically differentiated and individuated.
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    • 2.If math is mere fiction, Field's reformulation merely trades explicit mathematics for covert mathematics embedded in topological and mereological structure.
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    • 3.The predictive success of mathematical theories suggests they track real patterns in nature, not merely useful fictions divorced from reality.
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    • 1.Field's formulation eliminates mathematical objects (numbers, vectors) from fundamental ontology, replacing them with purely spacetime structures.
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    • 2.Multiple mathematically distinct systems describe identical physical phenomena, suggesting math is a representation tool rather than reality itself.
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    • 3.Spacetime regions exist mind-independently, whereas mathematical entities depend on human convention and symbolic systems for instantiation.
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