>>11868629you are right that scientists create definitions that they agree on as a means to communicate. however, structuring definitions is not their goal (as it is for mathematicians) and the definitions shift and change over time to adapt to the language—and the language itself changes because of what nature reveals and we see through measurements.
as an example, i use the word “muon” and i classify it as a “lepton”. but i’ve met a few old professors who call it a “mu meson”. if i were to overthink their language, i would think they are alzheimer’s because muons are leptons whereas mesons are hadrons, i.e. basically the opposite of leptons. so if you get caught up on definitions you are never going to learn anything or understand anything. OTOH if you just know the actual THINGS people refer to with their crap terminology, then you are actually using your brain instead of being a stickler
