The absence of such bridge principles means chaos attributions remain confined to the model, constituting what Cartwright calls a 'lying law'—accurate of the model but silent on the world.

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Chaos attributions(as used in philosophy of science): Descriptions or explanations about chaotic or unpredictable systems that are made within a scientific model.
Lying law(as a concept from Cartwright's philosophy): A scientific law or principle that works perfectly well inside a model but doesn't actually describe real-world behavior—it's useful but not truthful about reality.
Model (in philosophy of science)(philosophy of science): A simplified representation or description of how something works—like a map represents a city, or a toy car represents a real car—used to help explain or test theories.
Nancy Cartwright(as the philosopher being referenced): A contemporary philosopher of science who argues that nature has specific capacities and powers, and that scientific laws don't always work universally in the real world.

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