mathematizable

English

Alternative forms

• mathematisable

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.

Translations

able to be transcribed in mathematical concepts

• French: mathématisable (fr) m or f
• German: mathematisierbar
• Romanian: matematizabil (ro)