mathematizable

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Etymology

From 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”, in The American Journal of Sociology, volume 84, number 4, page 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”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 143, number 1, pages 25–32:
      This gap was a challenge to develop mechanical, mathematizable, models of the particles and their interactions.

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