MEANING
The expression of a model or system using quantities that specify its particular form or behavior.
Use it for
describing how a model is represented through adjustable quantities; comparing alternative representations of the same relationship; distinguishing model representation from estimation of numerical valuesDistinguishes choosing a model’s numerical representation from estimating the values within that representation. Academic functions: Research / Methodology.
Words that belong together
- model parameterization
- an alternative parameterization
- parameterization of a relationship
On the page
An alternative parameterization can express the same relationship using a different set of quantities.
The methods section distinguishes the choice of parameterization from the estimation procedure.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- parameterization
Usage notes
Usually uncountable for representation; countable parameterization/parameterizations for alternative representations. Parametrization and British -isation spellings are variants. Register: technical. Commonness: uncommon (qualitative editorial estimate, informed by dictionaries/corpus).
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