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A parametric [[Spline]] $P(x)$ is a [[Spline]] ([[Hermite Interpolation]]) modeled by a [[Parametric Function]] in terms of a single parameter $t\in[0,n]$ such that $P(i) = (x_{i},y_{i})$.
These types of splines are useful as they scale to interpolate between points of any [[Dimension]].
The most common form of parametric spline is a cubic spline.
$
\mat{
4 &1 & 0 & \cdots & 0 & 0 \\
1 & 4 & 1 & \cdots & & \\
0 & 1 & 4 & 1 & \cdots & \\
& & \ddots & \ddots & \ddots &
} \mat{
x_{1}'' & y_{1}'' \\
x_{2}'' & y_{2}'' \\
\vdots & \vdots \\
x_{n-1}'' & y_{n-1}''
} =
6\mat{
\Delta^{2}x_{0} & \Delta^{2}y_{0} \\
\Delta^{2} x_{1} & \Delta^{2}y_{1} \\
\vdots & \vdots \\
\Delta^{2} x_{n-1} & \Delta^{2} y_{n-1}
} $
Note that if this is a [[Closed Spline]] this is differant.