PARAMETRIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does parametric mean? 

• PARAMETRIC (adjective)
  The adjective PARAMETRIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or in terms of a parameter

  Familiarity information: PARAMETRIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARAMETRIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or in terms of a parameter

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

parametric equation

Pertainym:

parameter (a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves)

Derivation:

parameter (a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves)

 Context examples 

The aim of parametric regression is to find the values of these parameters which provide the best fit to the data.

(Parametric Regression Method, NCI Thesaurus)

Non-parametric regression methods are aimed at describing a relationship between the dependent and independent variables without specifying the form of the relationship between them a priori.

(Non-Parametric Regression Method, NCI Thesaurus)

A generic data type to specify an uncertain value of an ordered data type using a parametric method (i.e., a distribution function and its parameters are specified).

(Parametric Probability Distribution, NCI Thesaurus)

In statistical inference procedures (hypothesis tests and confidence intervals), parametric procedures are those that incorporate assumptions about population parameters.

(Parametric Test, NCI Thesaurus)

Parametric regression requires choice of the regression equation with one or a greater number of unknown parameters.

(Parametric Regression Method, NCI Thesaurus)