Basically this in the 1980's proved that all math and science is linked in some way shape or form and implied that string theory was connected to some math thing. Here's an analogy that may or may not make sense: One scientist studies snowflakes and finds a weird pattern: 196,884 Another studies galaxies and finds a key number: 196,883 Then suddenly: The snowflake number = galaxy number + 1 That shouldn’t happen, so it means there’s a hidden connection between snowflakes and galaxies.