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noun Mathematics.

one of two or more equations expressing the location of a point on a curve or surface by determining each coordinate separately.

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Origin of parametric equation

First recorded in 1905–10

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parameter, parameterize, parametric, parametric amplifier, parametric equalizer, parametric equation, parametric equations, parametric statistics, parametritis, parametrium, parametrize

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Perhaps, like Hawking searching for his elegant equation, filmmakers will never find the answer.
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But vibrant industry requires solid infrastructure, which is where the Chinese government enters the equation.
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Until that equation tips, individual Republicans may break ranks on gay rights, but the party remains a countercultural bastion.
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“We want to take out those biases, those prejudices, out of the equation, to remove those barriers,” says Halfteck.
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Sadly, the “small room” part of that equation seems to have been a one-time thing.
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Now the trouble with the main proposition just quoted is that each side of the equation is used as the measure of the other.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
In other words, it is a truism, mere equation in terms, telling nothing whatever.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
The fundamental equation of the economist, then, is that the value of everything is proportionate to its cost.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
We are ourselves a term in the equation, a note of the chord, and make discord or harmony almost at will.
The Pocket R.L.S.|Robert Louis Stevenson
Inserting these values in our general equation and calculating the result, we obtain 18.1E6 as the value of the constant.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz

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