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parameterize

American  
[puh-ram-i-tuh-rahyz] / pəˈræm ɪ təˌraɪz /
especially British, parameterise

verb (used with object)

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


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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

In this project you will parameterize these curves.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

There is always more than one way to parameterize a curve.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

To parameterize this disk, we need to know its radius.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

It follows from Example 6.58 that we can parameterize all cylinders of the form x2 + y2 = R2.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

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