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A source trail connects this quotation to Albert Einstein and From Lettre à Maurice Solvine, by A. Einstein (Gauthier-Villars: Paris 1956), but the exact English wording has not been confirmed in a primary text. The attribution is therefore probable rather than definitive.
Likely origin: From Lettre à Maurice Solvine, by A. Einstein (Gauthier-Villars: Paris 1956)
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This page records the wording "Physics is essentially an intuitive and concrete science. Mathematics is…," which centers on physics, essentially, intuitive. A concrete trail points toward Einstein, but the exact English form remains unconfirmed; the page therefore labels it as attributed to him while preserving its science and wisdom context.
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