If the standard reals and hyperreals are non-isomorphic structures, proofs transferred between them establish facts about different mathematical objects, undermining the claim of genuine simplification.
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simplification (in philosophical context)(as used in epistemology and philosophy of mathematics)
The idea that a theory or explanation is genuinely more useful or elegant because it reduces complexity, rather than just making surface-level changes.