If that were generally true, we wouldn't have bothered to invent mathematical symbolism and syntax. Natural language has any number of pitfalls -- "are you going to sleep or watch TV?" The "or" in that sentence differs in meaning from the formal logical "or" which would suggest doing both at once.
If I want to express the difference between time and space in relativity theory, I might say:
t' = t √(v^2/c^2)
With that equation I have said a lot, referring to the Pythagorean Theorem, orthogonal dimensions, and the constancy of the speed of light. To translate the above into natural language would require many more symbols, as well as the acceptance of much more ambiguity of meaning.
It's uncontroversial to say that, as we get closer to describing nature accurately, we use more equations and fewer words, and not because of an irrational preference for equations.
If that were generally true, we wouldn't have bothered to invent mathematical symbolism and syntax. Natural language has any number of pitfalls -- "are you going to sleep or watch TV?" The "or" in that sentence differs in meaning from the formal logical "or" which would suggest doing both at once.
If I want to express the difference between time and space in relativity theory, I might say:
t' = t √(v^2/c^2)
With that equation I have said a lot, referring to the Pythagorean Theorem, orthogonal dimensions, and the constancy of the speed of light. To translate the above into natural language would require many more symbols, as well as the acceptance of much more ambiguity of meaning.
It's uncontroversial to say that, as we get closer to describing nature accurately, we use more equations and fewer words, and not because of an irrational preference for equations.