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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.


Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of parameterize

First recorded in 1935–40; parameter + -ize

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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

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

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

To parameterize a sphere, it is easiest to use spherical coordinates.

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

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 insurance would allow Chile to receive pre-established compensation payments, in the event of certain high-intensity parameterized seismic events that cause material damage to the country and public finances," the ministry said in a statement.

From Reuters Feb. 23, 2023

We parameterized the experimentally measured pure biogenic nucleation rates in a form suitable for global aerosol models.

From Nature May 24, 2016

Each choice of u and v in the parameter domain gives a point on the surface, just as each choice of a parameter t gives a point on a parameterized curve.

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

The method needs to be extensively parameterized of course, but one could argue that its simple representation makes it more “elegant” than quantum mechanics.

From Scientific American Jan. 25, 2013

In the Australian context, vulnerability and exposure to bushfire can be jointly parameterized by a simple function of distance from the nearest bushland.

From New York Times Sep. 25, 2011

Furthermore, each integral would require parameterizing the corresponding surface, calculating tangent vectors and their cross product, and using Equation 6.19.

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

In addition to parameterizing surfaces given by equations or standard geometric shapes such as cones and spheres, we can also parameterize surfaces of revolution.

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

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