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PARAMETRIC QUANTITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does parametric quantity mean? 

PARAMETRIC QUANTITY (noun)
  The noun PARAMETRIC QUANTITY has 1 sense:

1. a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curvesplay

  Familiarity information: PARAMETRIC QUANTITY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PARAMETRIC QUANTITY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

parameter; parametric quantity

Hypernyms ("parametric quantity" is a kind of...):

constant; constant quantity; invariable (a quantity that does not vary)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "parametric quantity"):

degree of freedom (one of the minimum number of parameters needed to describe the state of a physical system)


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