chaoplexologist

English

Etymology

From chaoplexolog(y) +‎ -ist. By surface analysis, chao- +‎ -plex +‎ -o- +‎ -log +‎ -ist.

Noun

chaoplexologist (plural chaoplexologists)

  1. One who studies chaoplexology.
    • 2015, John Horgan, The End Of Science Facing The Limits Of Knowledge In: The Twilight Of The Scientific Age[1], Basic Books, →ISBN:
      It reminds me of the rhetoric of chaoplexologists whom I critiqued in The End of Science. Like chaoplexologists, Big Data adherents profess an almost religious faith in the power of computers to solve problems that have resisted traditional scientific methods.