mathematizationn.
/ˌmaθ(ə)mətʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌmæθ(ə)məˌtaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌmæθ(ə)mədəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ Mathematical treatment or interpretation; the fact of being treated or expressed mathematically; an instance of this.
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linearization1896
mathematization1908
mathematicization1938
embedding1939
1908 Philos. Rev. 17 648 Our knowing of an object involves three things: we arrange the given material in space and time; we classify it under concepts; and we seek to explain it by the help of laws. We can thus briefly describe the knowing process as mathematization.
1936 W. F. R. Hardie Study in Plato v. 38 In the Philebus Plato refers to the discovery of the musical intervals (17d), and pays tribute to the inspiration derived from this example of successful mathematization.
1956 E. H. Hutten Lang. Mod. Physics ii. 37 There is no part of physics that can be said to be completely formalised as a system. At best, we find a ‘mathematization’.
1992 N. Postman Technopoly vii. 118 The computer..makes possible the fulfillment of Descartes' dream of the mathematization of the world.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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