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Configurable vs Parametric - What's the difference?

configurable | parametric |

As adjectives the difference between configurable and parametric

is that configurable is capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment while parametric is of, relating to, or defined using parameters.

configurable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
  • * 1978 , " Computer Automation, Inc.," Computer World , 29 May (retrieved 2 Nov 2010):
    • CA's other offering, the Basic Desk, is configurable from a minimum single-terminal, dual-floppy disk system to a four-terminal version supporting multiple floppy and 10M-byte disks.
  • * 2006 , Alyssa Gruen, " New car models as versatile as a pair of blue jeans," Daily Orange , 30 Nov. (retrieved 2 Nov 2010):
    • Configurable in sixty-four possible variations, the Honda Element is, hands-down, the jigsaw puzzle of transportation.

    parametric

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • of, relating to, or defined using parameters

    • Derived terms

    * parametric contract * parametric derivative * parametric equation * parametric feature based modeler * parametric insurance * parametric latitude * parametric polymorphism

    Related terms

    * parametrical * parametricity