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to parametrize

to parametrize

8.7
Make a function or model use settings that you can change so it accepts different inputs
  • verb
  • /ˈpærəˌmɛtraɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : parametrizar
  • The professor showed us how to parametrize the equations to simplify the calculations.

Examples

  • In order to analyze the data accurately, we need to parametrize the model using several variables.

  • Our constructs and algorithms are parametrized by a syntactically defined set of formulas.

    Academic text (2012)

  • To create simulations, we often parametrize the inputs based on predefined criteria.

Synonyms

to parameterize
vsto parametrize
  • Specialized
1 7.9

To choose values for the main settings of a model or system

expresses or defines something using parameters especially in maths, science, or programming

Surface Forms

parametrize infinitive
parametrized past
parametrized past participle
parametrizing present participle
parametrizes third person singular

Morphology

parametrize = parameter (transparent) = parameter + ize

A straightforward verb formation from the noun 'parameter' with the productive suffix '-ize' to mean 'to express in terms of parameters'.

Etymology

Parametrize comes from the word parameter, built from para- 'beside' and meter 'measure', so a parameter is a measure that helps describe something. To parametrize is to write or describe a thing using those measures, which is why it means 'express something using parameters'.