单选题 According to the passage, the work of scientists is similar to that of equations in infinitesimal calculus because scientists

• (A) work to explain concepts that are abstract in nature, not unlike infinity
• (B) recognize that meaning is not the only benefit of scientific endeavor
• (C) are unable to explain their work in any more concrete terms than mathematicians express theirs
• (D) can discover a series of more and more precise truths, but can never achieve absolute accuracy
• (E) are intrinsically more interested in formulas and theories than the predictions that can be made by them