Meanings
comparative more mathematizable · superlative most mathematizable · alternative mathematisable
- human sciencesCapable of being analyzed or described using mathematical concepts or notation.
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 25–321 more example
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
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Translations
French mathématisable
- mathématisableable to be transcribed in mathematical concepts
German mathematisierbar
- mathematisierbarable to be transcribed in mathematical concepts
Romanian matematizabil
- matematizabilable to be transcribed in mathematical concepts
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