Parameter - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|pəˈræmɪtər|
Brit.
|pəˈræmɪtə|
noun
- a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves
- any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance
- (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program (syn: argument)
- a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data
- any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance
- (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program (syn: argument)
- a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data
Extra examples
Some of the parameters that determine the taste of wine.
The inquiry has to stay within the parameters laid down by Congress.
Word forms
noun
singular: parameter
plural: parameters
singular: parameter
plural: parameters
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