mathématiser

Senses

1. 1.

   to mathematize

   to express, formulate, or analyze something in mathematical terms or using mathematical methods

Examples

• "Les physiciens cherchent à mathématiser les phénomènes quantiques."

  Physicists seek to mathematize quantum phenomena.

• "Il est difficile de mathématiser complètement les sciences humaines."

  It is difficult to fully mathematize the human sciences.

• "La philosophie contemporaine tente de mathématiser certains concepts abstraits."

  Contemporary philosophy attempts to mathematize certain abstract concepts.

Usage

Formal, academic register. Often used in scientific and philosophical contexts to describe the process of translating qualitative phenomena into mathematical models or formal systems. Common collocations include mathématiser un problème, mathématiser les sciences.