parametric
Defined by parameters
Parametric describes something defined by or varying according to parameters—variables that shape outcomes while remaining adjustable.
In design and engineering, parametric modeling lets you change dimensions and have the entire structure update automatically: parametric architecture, parametric equations.
Statistics distinguishes parametric methods, which assume data follows a known distribution, from nonparametric ones that don't.
Technical drawing technology
- NURBSMathematical curve representation
- SolidWorks3D CAD modeling software
- GrasshopperAffectionate name for learners
- splineFlexible strip for drafting
surface · mesh · constraint · variable · dimension · feature · history · regeneration
Prone to fluctuation
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- functionPurpose or duty
- coordinateArrange for unified action
- plotStoryline or land parcel
trajectory · calculus · interval · domain · cycloid · polar · representation · motion
Finite problem-solving procedure
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- generativeAble to produce or create
- computationalRelating to digital calculation
- adaptiveAble to change accordingly
iteration · optimization · variation · customization · fabrication · architecture · digital · procedural
What evens things out
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- filterPorous separation device
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
envelope · oscillator · waveform · cutoff · resonance · LFO · sweepable · bandwidth
Testable proposed explanation
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
- varianceSpread around the mean
- meanAverage, or spiteful
ANOVA · t-test · regression · normal · likelihood · estimation · inference · sample
CAD
Technical drawing technology
- NURBSMathematical curve representation
- SolidWorks3D CAD modeling software
- GrasshopperAffectionate name for learners
spline · surface · mesh · constraint · variable · dimension · feature · history · regeneration · associative
variable
Prone to fluctuation
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- functionPurpose or duty
- coordinateArrange for unified action
plot · trajectory · calculus · interval · domain · cycloid · polar · representation · motion · path
algorithm
Finite problem-solving procedure
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- generativeAble to produce or create
- computationalRelating to digital calculation
adaptive · iteration · optimization · variation · customization · fabrication · architecture · digital · procedural · rule-based
equalizer
What evens things out
modulation · envelope · oscillator · waveform · cutoff · resonance · LFO · sweepable · bandwidth · notch
hypothesis
Testable proposed explanation
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
- varianceSpread around the mean
mean · ANOVA · t-test · regression · normal · likelihood · estimation · inference · sample · population
- architectural stylesArt Nouveau, Baroque, Bauhaus, brutalist, Byzantine
- Project Estimationestimate, forecast, ballpark, quote, bid
- architectureEiffel Tower, buildings, architects, design, thatching
- 3D Geometrycube, sphere, cone, cylinder, pyramid
- functionslinear function, function, quadratic function, polynomial function, exponential function
- Estimationballpark estimate, estimator, educated guess, guesstimate, rough estimate
- parametric equationCurve expressed through auxiliary variable