[BradyLS]

I guess that’s an unfair question from a layman. I’d probably need a solid grounding physics to appreciate the answer.

Wikipedia tells me that the theory describes one-dimensional points in space as “strings.” If there’s an easily understood answer, why is it called a string? What’s “stringy” about them?

[Fido969]

Wikipedia tells me that the theory describes one-dimensional points in space as “strings.” If there’s an easily understood answer, why is it called a string? What’s “stringy” about them?

Sound more like "dots"