English Explanatory Dictionary

quantophrenia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Excessive reliance on or use of facts and figures that can be derived using statistical or mathematical procedures.
  2. The inappropriate application of such processes, especially in anthropology and sociology.

Word forms

quantophrenia

Etymology

From quantitative + -phrenia.

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