parameterize

American

[puh-ram-i-tuh-rahyz] / pəˈræm ɪ təˌraɪz /

especially British, parameterise

verb (used with object)

parameterized, parameterizing

to describe (a phenomenon, problem, curve, surface, etc.) by the use of parameters.

Other Word Forms

parameterization

noun

Etymology

Origin of parameterize

First recorded in 1935–40; parameter + -ize

Example Sentences

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"We were able to parameterize the solubility as a function of temperature and pressure, in a practical way that hadn't been done before," Fisher said.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2024

If the boundary is a rectangle or set of straight lines, then it is possible to parameterize the line segments and determine the maxima on each of these segments, as seen in Example 4.40.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

The goal of this project is to parameterize the witch using θ as a parameter.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

We parameterize each side of D as follows:

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

In this project you will parameterize these curves.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

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