mathematizable

English

Alternative forms

• mathematisable

Etymology

mathematize +‎ -able

Adjective

mathematizable (comparative more mathematizable, superlative most mathematizable)

1. (chiefly philosophy and sciences) Capable of being analyzed or described using mathematical concepts or notation.
   • 1979, Charles C. Lemert, “Language, Structure, and Measurement: Structuralist Semiotics and Sociology,” The American Journal of Sociology, vol. 84, no. 4, p. 944:

     Formalism seeks to correct this deficiency by translating verbal texts into formal, mathematizable lexicons which are then manipulated into general propositions.

   • 2009, Helen Longino, “Perilous thoughts: comment on van Fraassen,” Philosophical Studies, vol. 143, no. 1, pages 25-32:

     This gap was a challenge to develop mechanical, mathematizable, models of the particles and their interactions.

Translations

able to be transcribed in mathematical concepts

• French: mathématisable (fr) m or f
• German: mathematisierbar
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• Romanian: matematizabil (ro)