They long to give his fairyland moves a real-world application.

Total synthesis (see above) are sometimes used to showcase the new methodology and demonstrate its value in a real-world application.

It sparked a shift in academic thinking, shrinking the divide between “pure” mathematics and the use of math for meaningful, real-world applications.

For centuries, pure mathematicians gloried in a subject unsullied by such trivialities as real-world applications.

They hope the system will one day have numerous real-world applications.