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Glite Dictionary
to mathematize

to mathematize

1 9.1
To describe or study something using numbers and equations
  • verb
  • /ˈmæθəˌmaɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : matematizar
  • When faced with a complex problem, she decided to mathematize it by creating a graph to visualize the data.
  • mathematizing a book

And Nietzsche says, did you ever stop to think just how how strange it is that we are able to mathematize things so well?

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Examples

  • If only evolutionary theory were mathematized like the hard sciences.

    Blog text (19)

  • Working with teachers in local elementary schools, we have developed a three-step process for mathematizing a variety of texts that can be read aloud in a way that engages students, highlights mathematical concepts, and facilitates understanding.

    Academic text (2013)

  • And Nietzsche says, did you ever stop to think just how how strange it is that we are able to mathematize things so well?

    Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

  • As usual, when puzzled, he began to mathematize the problem.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Although, you know, there are a lot of things in physics that have not been mathematized, but how about medicine?

    Blog text (31)

  • As one teacher said after mathematizing a book for her students, "I read that book all the time and I never thought of doing that with my students!"

    Academic text (2013)

  • Not all cultural expressions should be mathematized, but it is important to help students see the connections between mathematics and their contextual and cultural ways of knowing.

    Academic text (2003)

  • In Newtonian science, the objective in approaching the phenomenon of light, for example, is to look for a way of quantifying and mathematizing it.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Furthermore, by mathematizing some African American cultural expressions, students of all cultures can recognize the contributions that African American culture brings to mathematical thinking and learning.

    Academic text (2003)

  • By mathematizing The Very Hungry Caterpillar read-aloud, Ms. Mak was able to help her students explore both the story and important reading and mathematical concepts.

    Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

to parameterize
vsto mathematize
  • Specialized
1 7.9

To choose values for the main settings of a model or system

represents or analyzes using broader mathematical methods rather than only parameters
to parametrize
vsto mathematize
  • Specialized
8.7

Make a function or model use settings that you can change so it accepts different inputs

focuses on general mathematical expression or analysis beyond just parameter use
to formularize
vsto mathematize
9.6

To put an idea into a math equation

uses broader mathematical methods or language rather than only formula form

How Mathematical

to axiomatize
  • Formal
9.9
to mathematize
  • Specialized
1 9.1
to describe
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

mathematize infinitive
mathematized past
mathematized past participle
mathematizing present participle
mathematizes third person singular

Morphology

mathematize = mathematics (transparent) = mathemat + ize

The verb is formed by adding '-ize' to the mathematical base (realized as 'mathemat-' from 'mathematics'/'mathematical'); the meaning is clear but the form change (dropping '-ics' or aligning with 'mathematical') may obscure the morphological link for some learners.

Etymology

Mathematize comes from the Greek root 'mathema' meaning 'learning' and shares this root with the words math and mathematics, while the ending -ize means 'to make'. So to mathematize is to 'make' something into math — to show or study it with numbers and formulas.