mathwash

== English == === Etymology === From math +‎ -wash. Coined by Fred Benenson in 2016 (see quotation below). === Verb === mathwash (third-person singular simple present mathwashes, present participle mathwashing, simple past and past participle mathwashed) (intransitive, transitive, neologism) To use data and algorithms to create the false impression that a subjective decision or policy was made objectively. ==== Derived terms ==== === References ===