The style that I am calling mathiness lets academic politics masquerade as science. Like mathematical theory, mathiness uses a mixture of words and symbols, but instead of making tight links, it leaves ample room for slippage between statements in natural versus formal language and between statements with theoretical as opposed to empirical content.
A new (for me) word: mathiness.
It’s maybe worth saying that the term is clearly based on “truthiness”.
Etymologically, yes, but conceptually I think it’s more related to the ages-old idea of “dazzle ’em with bullshit”.
Or in SSCese Eulering
Yep, an excellent connection.