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Parametric may refer to:
Mathematics
- 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
 
Science
- 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
 
Financial services
- 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
 
Computing
- 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
 
Other uses
- 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
 
See also
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