parameterize

[ puh-ram-i-tuh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, pa·ram·e·ter·ized, pa·ram·e·ter·iz·ing.

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

Other Words From

• pa·rame·ter·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of parameterize¹

First recorded in 1935–40; parameter + -ize

Example Sentences

This was perfect for Greene and Lobb, who wanted to solve the rectangular peg problem for all aspect ratios by proving that a rotated copy of the parameterizing Möbius strip also intersects itself a lot.

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