Parametric

• Parametric equation, a representation of a curve through equations, as functions of a variable
• Parametric statistics, a branch of statistics that assumes data has come from a type of probability distribution
• Parametric derivative, a type of derivative in calculus
• Parametric model, a family of distributions that can be described using a finite number of parameters
• Parametric oscillator, a harmonic oscillator whose parameters oscillate in time
• Parametric surface, a particular type of surface in the Euclidean space R³
• Parametric family, a family of objects whose definitions depend on a set of parameters

• Parametric process, in optical physics, any process in which an interaction between light and matter does not change the state of the material
• Spontaneous parametric down-conversion, in quantum optics, a source of entangled photon pairs and of single photons
• Optical parametric amplifier, a type of laser light source that emits light of variable wavelengths
• Statistical parametric mapping, a statistical technique for examining differences in brain activity recorded during functional neuroimaging
• Parametric search

• Parametric contract, a financial or investment contract
• Parametric insurance, insurance that agrees to make a payment upon the occurrence of a triggering event
• Parametric feature based modeler, a modeler using features defined to be parametric shapes associated with attributes

• Parametric polymorphism, a feature of some type systems in computer programming
• Parametric animation, a computer-animation technique
• Parametric Technology Corporation, an American technology company
• Software parametric models, a set of related mathematical equations that incorporates variable parameters

• Parametric feature based modeler, a modeler using features defined to be parametric shapes associated with attributes
• Parametric determinism, a Marxist interpretation of the course of history
• Parametric equalizer, a multi-band variable equalizer
• Parametric array, a nonlinear transduction mechanism
• Parametric design, a design process

• Parameter (disambiguation)

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