quantophrenia

English

Etymology

From quantitative +‎ -phrenia.

Noun

quantophrenia (uncountable)

  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.
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