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mathematizable

mathematizable adjective: capable of being analyzed or described using mathematical concepts or notation.

Adjective

mathematizable (comparative more mathematizable, superlative most mathematizable)

  1. Capable of being analyzed or described using mathematical concepts or notation.
    • Formalism seeks to correct this deficiency by translating verbal texts into formal, mathematizable lexicons which are then manipulated into general propositions.1979, Charles C. Lemert, “Language, Structure, and Measurement: Structuralist Semiotics and Sociology”, in The American Journal of Sociology, volume 84, number 4, page 944
    • This gap was a challenge to develop mechanical, mathematizable, models of the particles and their interactions.2009, Helen Longino, “Perilous thoughts: comment on van Fraassen”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 143, number 1, pages 25–32

Forms of mathematizable

comparativemore mathematizable
superlativemost mathematizable
alternative formmathematisable

Origin of mathematizable

From mathematize + -able.

Questions about mathematizable

What does mathematizable mean?
Mathematizable means capable of being analyzed or described using mathematical concepts or notation.
What part of speech is mathematizable?
Mathematizable is an adjective.

Words near mathematizable in the dictionary

  1. mathematises
  2. mathematising
  3. mathematitian
  4. mathematitians
  5. mathematizability
  6. mathematizable
  7. mathematization
  8. mathematizations
  9. mathematize
  10. mathematized
  11. mathematizes

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