But by the same virtue when some people ask you "what is Newtonian physics?" I bet most people would just quote F = dp/dt where p = mv is momentum. Even worst, some may just say F = ma... automatically assuming constant mass such that dm/dt = 0
Physics has also long degraded into solving mathematical equations, but is works very well I heard, especially in those more theoretical situations like quantum mechanics, where it defies the human intuition and common sense.