Meaning & use
Parametric
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Relating to or expressed in terms of a set of parameters, or defined by variables that determine a system's characteristics.
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The engineers used parametric modeling software to adjust the design automatically.
Researchers ran a parametric study to see how each variable affected the outcome.
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In statistics, "parametric" tests assume data follows a known distribution, distinguishing them from "nonparametric" methods that make fewer assumptions.
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variable-based
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