parameter
nounDivide parameter into syllables:
pa · ra · me · ter
How to pronounce parameter:
Definition of parameter:
- parameter (noun):
- any limiting factor
- a quantity (such as a mean or variance) that describes a statistical population
- a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves.
- an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)
Synonyms for parameter:
argument
constant
constant quantity
criterion
framework
guideline
invariable
limit
limitation
parametric quantity
restriction
specification
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- potentially
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- primary school
- privileges
- proactivo
- probiotics
- … more
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