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mathematization

mathematization

1 9.8
To use numbers and simple math to describe ideas or real things
  • noun
  • /ˌmæθəˈmeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
: matematización
  • He explained that mathematization is essential for developing effective scientific theories.

Examples

  • More specifically, in terms of common motivational constructs, the utility and connectedness of mathematical structure to everyday and fantastical situations are emphasized in the process of mathematization.

    Academic text (2012)
  • But has mathematization actually increased?

    Blog text (12)
  • The increased mathematization is not that simple to establish.

    Blog text (12)
  • Mathematization is just a natural evolution.

    Blog text (12)
  • Some people have been complaining about the increasing mathematization of economics and how it leads to a disconnect of economics with real life (which I suppose is void of mathematics).

    Blog text (12)
  • For a closer analysis, see Michael Lynch, "The Externalized Retina: Selection and Mathematization in the Visual Documentation of Objects in the Life Sciences," in ibid., 153-86, esp. 160-64.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The mathematization of social phenomena allows researchers to create more accurate models.

  • During the conference, they discussed the mathematization of complex data sets.

Synonyms

parameterization
vsmathematization
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A way of using simple numbers to show how a model behaves

focuses on expressing ideas with formulas and models rather than organizing values
mathematical approach
vsmathematization
1 3.7

A way of using math to study or solve problems

is about turning things into formal formulas or models rather than just solving
parametrization
vsmathematization
  • Specialized
1 8.8

The process of describing something like a curve by using numbers

is about describing things with formulas or full models rather than only values

How Mathematical

axiomatization
  • Specialized
1 9.8
mathematization
  • Specialized
1 9.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

mathematization = mathematize (semi-transparent) = mathemat + ize + ation

The word is built from the verb 'mathematize' plus '-ation', and the meaning is broadly recoverable, but the specialized academic sense is not fully predictable for an average learner.

Etymology

Mathematization comes from mathematics with the parts -ize meaning 'to make' and -ation meaning 'the act of'. So, mathematization is the process of 'making' something into a mathematical form, describing it with numbers, equations, or simple models so you can study or predict it.