overparameterize

/OW1 V ER0 P ER0 AH0 M AH0 T ER0 AY1 Z/
verb
  1. 1

    (transitive, intransitive, statistics) To use an excessive number of parameters.

  2. 2

    (transitive, intransitive, statistics) To increase the degree of the line of best fit to the point that the fit of the line decreases.