parameterize

verb

pa·​ram·​e·​ter·​ize pə-ˈra-mə-tə-ˌrīz How to pronounce parameterize (audio)
-mə-ˌtrīz
variants or parametrize
parameterized or parametrized; parameterizing or parametrizing

transitive verb

: to express in terms of parameters
parameterization noun
or parametrization

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But because the polynomial can still be parameterized, there’s a way to map every point in your high-dimensional shape to points on a particularly simple space in the same number of dimensions (like the line). Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 12 Dec. 2025 At these low levels of particles per unit volume, vacuum is parameterized by pressure, measured in pascals. IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2025 Such products enables business users and end clients to drag and drop and parameterize widgets that represent investment logic. Francois Botha, Forbes, 15 July 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of parameterize was in 1935

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“Parameterize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parameterize. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.

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