“Idealized” sounds to me like easier calculations for the purposes of this document.
I am always curious what the reason would be if everyone in every sector that needed to know “the truth” to do their jobs correctly always lied about this… even if it was possible to hide it (it wouldn’t be) why would it be worth covering this up? Doesn’t make much sense.
That's exactly right. As an example, for an idealized discussion on internal combustion engines, they may assume Carnot efficiency. But all parties involved with the discussion know full well actual efficiency will be nowhere close (example, 40% [idealized] vs 23% [non- idealized, real world]). Making this assumption simplifies math and removes variables. Thereby shortening the discussion, focusing on the specific issue at hand.
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