arithmetization
|ar-ith-me-ti-za-tion|
/əˌrɪθmətaɪˈzeɪʃən/
(arithmetize)
turn into numbers
Etymology
'arithmetization' originates from Greek via New/Modern formation and English suffixation; specifically from Greek 'arithmos' meaning 'number' combined with the English verb-forming element (from Greek/Latin via English) and the nominalizing suffix '-ization'.
'arithmetization' developed from the verb 'arithmetize' (English formation from Greek 'arithmos' through New/Modern coinage) by adding the suffix '-ation' to form the noun 'arithmetization'.
Initially it meant 'to make something numerical' or 'to express in numbers', and over time it has retained that core sense while gaining technical usage in logic and foundations to mean 'encoding by numbers'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the act or process of converting something into arithmetic form or representing it using numbers; making a subject expressible in numerical or arithmetic terms.
The arithmetization of measurement data allowed the researchers to apply statistical tests.
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Noun 2
in mathematical logic and foundations, the process of encoding objects, formulas, or proofs as natural numbers (e.g., via Gödel numbering) so they can be manipulated arithmetically.
Gödel's arithmetization of syntax was a key step in his incompleteness theorems.
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