parametricallyadv.
/ˌparəˈmɛtrᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈmɛtrək(ə)li/ In terms of a parameter or parameters; by a parametric method.
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parametrically1894
1894 C. A. Scott Introd. Plane Analyt. Geom. v. 89 The possibility of expressing the coordinates of a point on a curve parametrically.
1940 E. T. Bell Devel. Math. xv. 322 Kummer's (1864) quartic surface..is the so-called singular surface of the quadratic line complex, and..is represented parametrically.
1962 W. B. Thompson Introd. Plasma Physics v. 86 The coordinates (X, Y) can be given parametrically in terms of the phase velocity v(θ) and the angle between the wave vector and the magnetic field.
1995 Smithsonian Apr. 87 (advt.) All eight speakers..are parametrically equalized to the acoustics of the car's interior.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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