arithmetizes
|a-rith-me-tiz-es|
/əˈrɪθmətaɪz/
(arithmetize)
turn into numbers
Etymology
'arithmetize' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'arithmos' (ἀριθμός), where the root 'arithm-' meant 'number', combined with the verb-forming suffix '-ize' (from Greek '-izein' via Late Latin/French) meaning 'to make or render'.
'arithmos' (Greek) gave rise to Medieval and Late Latin forms related to 'arithmetic' and then to the English noun 'arithmetic'; the verb was formed in English as 'arithmetize' by adding the productive suffix '-ize' to the element 'arithmet-'.
Initially tied closely to the idea of 'relating to number' or 'arithmetic', it came to mean more specifically 'to make or express in numerical terms' or 'to perform arithmetic on', a usage that has been preserved in modern English.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
third-person singular present form of 'arithmetize' (i.e., 'to arithmetize').
She arithmetizes qualitative survey responses so they can be included in the statistical model.
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Verb 2
to express, represent, or reduce (information, phenomena, or data) into numerical form; to quantify or render calculable by arithmetic.
The analyst arithmetizes the experimental results before applying regression analysis.
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Verb 3
to perform arithmetic operations on (a set of values or data); to calculate or compute using arithmetic methods.
When the system arithmetizes the inputs, it rounds and sums each entry automatically.
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