Definitions for parameter
parameter
pa·ram·e·ter
Spelling: [puh-ram-i-ter]
IPA: /pəˈræm ɪ tər/
Parameter is a 9 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.
You can make 256 anagrams from letters in parameter (aaeemprrt).
Definitions for parameter
noun
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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.
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Statistics. a variable entering into the mathematical form of any distribution such that the possible values of the variable correspond to different distributions.
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Computers. a variable that must be given a specific value during the execution of a program or of a procedure within a program.
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Usually, parameters. limits or boundaries; guidelines:
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characteristic or factor; aspect; element:
Origin of parameter
From the New Latin word parametrum, dating back to 1650-60. See para-1, -meter
Examples for parameter
A considerable amount of variation in this parameter was found in all of the taxa (Table 5).
The distance between the verbal and the significance of the idea is itself a parameter of the evolution from nature to culture.
They cover a surface, and the equation of the surface is obtained by eliminating the parameter between the two equations.
There has to be more than one parameter than happiness to examine your life.
The two subspecies of H. microcephala agree more closely in this parameter than in fundamental frequency.