mathematicize

verb

math·​e·​mat·​i·​cize

variants also British mathematicise

ˌ⸗(⸗)ˈmatəˌsīz,

-ˈmatəˌ-

-ed/-ing/-s

transitive verb

: to reduce to mathematical form or subject to mathematical treatment

enables us to mathematicize the whole of a scientific theory

—J. H. Woodger

intransitive verb

: to make use of mathematics or mathematical treatment : work or reason mathematically

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