Parametric

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