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parameter

pa·ram·e·ter
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [puh-ram-i-ter]
    • /pəˈræm ɪ tər/
    • /pəˈræm.ɪ.tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [puh-ram-i-ter]
    • /pəˈræm ɪ tər/

Definitions of parameter word

  • abbreviation Technical meaning of PARAMETER formal argument 3
  • noun parameter Mathematics. a constant or variable term in a function that determines the specific form of the function but not its general nature, as a in f (x) = ax, where a determines only the slope of the line described by f (x). one of the independent variables in a set of parametric equations. 1
  • noun parameter Statistics. a variable entering into the mathematical form of any distribution such that the possible values of the variable correspond to different distributions. 1
  • noun parameter Computers. a variable that must be given a specific value during the execution of a program or of a procedure within a program. 1
  • noun parameter Usually, parameters. limits or boundaries; guidelines: the basic parameters of our foreign policy. 1
  • noun parameter characteristic or factor; aspect; element: a useful parameter for judging long-term success. 1
See all 19 definitions of parameter

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Origin of parameter

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
From the New Latin word parametrum, dating back to 1650-60. See para-1, -meter

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Parts of speech for Parameter

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Parameter

parameter popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

parameter usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for parameter

noun parameter

  • guideline — any guide or indication of a future course of action: guidelines on the government's future policy.
  • quality — an essential or distinctive characteristic, property, or attribute: the chemical qualities of alcohol.
All 2 Synonyms of parameter

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Related words

  • boundary

    The boundary of an area of land is an imaginary line that separates it from other areas.

  • interval estimation

    the process of estimating a parameter of a given population by specifying an interval of values and the probability that the true value of the parameter falls within this interval.

  • lattice constant

    a parameter, either a measure of length or angle, that defines the size and shape of the unit cell of a crystal lattice.

  • limit

    the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.

  • variable

    apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.

  • family of curves

    a collection of curves whose equations differ only by values assigned a parameter or parameters.
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