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to parametrize

to parametrize

8.4
Give a model exact numbers for its settings so it fits data
  • verb
  • /ˈpærəˌmɛtraɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : parametrizar
  • We need to parametrize the model to ensure it accurately reflects the data we have collected.

Examples

  • To improve accuracy, scientists must parametrize the function based on experimental results.

  • The software allows users to parametrize the settings to customize their experience.

  • For our PNW site, we have extensive ground databases with which to parametrize the decomposition functions (e.g., Harmon 1992, Harmon and Hua 1991).

    Academic text (1996)

Synonyms

to parameterize
vsto parametrize
  • Specialized
1 7.9

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

assigns specific parameter values to fit data or configure a system

Surface Forms

parametrize infinitive
parametrise infinitive
parametrized past
parametrised past
parametrized past participle
parametrised past participle
parametrizing present participle
parametrising present participle
parametrizes third person singular
parametrises third person singular

Morphology

parametrize = parameter (semi-transparent) = parameter + ize

The word is formed regularly from 'parameter' + '-ize', but the specialized technical sense is not fully predictable for all learners.

Etymology

Parametrize comes from the word parameter, which is made of parts para- 'beside' and meter 'measure', so a parameter is a number that sits beside a system to describe it. To parametrize something is to give those numbers or values, which is why it means 'set specific parameters' for a model or simulation.