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parameter

pa·ra·me·ter

UK/pəˈɹæm.ɪ.tə/ US/pəˈɹæm.ə.tɚ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves

Synonyms
2.

any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance

3.

a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data

Origin

From French paramètre, from New Latin parametrum (“parameter”), from Ancient Greek παρα- (para-, “beside”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”).

Phrases

  • actual parameter
  • Coriolis parameter
  • formal parameter
  • Hapke parameter
  • Hildebrand solubility parameter
  • lattice parameter
  • named parameter
  • nuisance parameter

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