overparameterize

verb

To use an excessive number of parameters.

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Meanings

verboverparameterize (third-person singular simple present overparameterizes, present participle overparameterizing, simple past and past participle overparameterized)

present singular third person overparameterizes · participle present overparameterizing · participle past overparameterized · past overparameterized · alternative overparameterise

  1. intransitivetransitivemathematicsTo use an excessive number of parameters.
  2. intransitivetransitivemathematicsTo increase the degree of the line of best fit to the point that the fit of the line decreases.

Origin

From over- + parameterize.

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APA

overparameterize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overparameterize

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“overparameterize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overparameterize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overparameterize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overparameterize.

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