Talk:Parametrization
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Parameterization
[edit]I think that "parameterization" is the more common spelling than "parametrization". Shall we rename this and the linked articles accordingly? —Quantling (talk | contribs) 21:08, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
- Both are extremely common, with rough parity in usage (it's like 60% – 40% among recent books/papers). Some searching indicates that "parametrization" (or UK "parametrisation") was the traditionally more common spelling, but in the past few decades the version with the "e" slightly overtook it. I would leave the spelling as-is, on the grounds that it doesn't really matter as long as each article is internally consistent and it's usually easiest to retain existing trivial choices in this kind of case (cf. MOS:VAR, MOS:ENGVAR), but I also don't care strongly. –jacobolus (t) 22:05, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you for that research. I can live with leaving them with their titles as is. If I see inconsistent usage within an article I can switch the outliers to the predominant usage — e.g., based upon the title or, absent that, whatever is majority — yes? —Quantling (talk | contribs) 23:46, 24 March 2025 (UTC)