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. Parametricism, an architectural style.
See also Parameter (disambiguation)