Parametrises

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To represent a relationship mathematically using parameters
2. to define or adjust the variables that govern a mathematical system
3. to express a concept in terms of specific measurable features

Etymology: "Parametrises" is the third-person singular form of "parametrise", which is the British spelling of "parametrize": to express something in terms of parameters. The verb is built from "parametric" plus the suffix "-ise". The suffix runs back through Ancient Greek "-izein", which turned nouns and adjectives into verbs meaning "to make into" or "to treat in the manner of", and it reached English by way of Late Latin "-izare", Middle French "-iser" and Middle English "-isen". The base word "parametric" carries the mathematical core. It is itself an adjective formed from "parameter", a term that came into use in mathematics and was later extended to other fields. Taken together, "parametrise" describes the act of making a system depend on a set of parameters, so that changing those values adjusts the whole system.

Synonyms: defines, specifies, describes, characterizes, establishes

Antonyms: obscures, vaguely, confuses, complicates, disregards