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    It is not the case that If theoretical entities just are the structural relations captured in equations, our grasp of those equations constitutes genuine representation of the entities.

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    • 1.Multiple structurally isomorphic models can fit identical equations yet describe fundamentally different ontological scenarios.
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    • 2.Grasping equations requires understanding what variables mean; this semantic content transcends structural relations alone.
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    • 3.Equations describe patterns but not the intrinsic nature of what instantiates those patterns; representation requires both.
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    • 1.Equations capture all empirically verifiable properties of entities; what else could genuine representation require?
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    • 2.We never access entities except through mathematical formalism; denying this counts as representation seems epistemically arbitrary.
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    • 3.Structural properties are intrinsic to entities themselves, not merely human interpretations overlaid on them.
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