Definition of parameters Parameters

/pɚæˈmʌtɚz/ - [peratmuterz] -

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What does parameters mean?

Wiktionary

parameters (Noun)
Plural of parameter.

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parameters, noun, plural of parameter.

WordNet

Noun Plural: parameters
parameter - a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves
		parametric quantity
		constant quantity, invariable, constant a quantity that does not vary
parameter - a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data
parameter - any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance
parameter - (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
		argument
		computer address, address, reference the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball
		value relative darkness or lightness of a color; "I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light"-Joe Hing Lowe

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Wiktionary

parameter (Noun)
A variable kept constant during an experiment, calculation or similar.
parameter (Noun)
A name in a function or subroutine definition that is replaced by, or bound to, the corresponding actual argument when the function or subroutine is called: a formal parameter .
parameter (Noun)
The value which is passed into the function to instantiate such a name; the argument or actual parameter .
parameter (Noun)
A characteristic or feature that distinguishes something from others.
parameter (Noun)
In the ellipse and hyperbola, a third proportional to any diameter and its conjugate, or in the parabola, to any abscissa and the corresponding ordinate.
parameter (Noun)
The ratio of the three crystallographic axes which determines the position of any plane.
parameter (Noun)
The fundamental axial ratio for a given species.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

parameter (n.)
A term applied to some characteristic magnitude whose value, invariable as long as one and the same function, curve, surface, etc., is considered, serves to distinguish that function, curve, surface, etc., from others of the same kind or family.
parameter (n.)
Specifically (Conic Sections), in the ellipse and hyperbola, a third proportional to any diameter and its conjugate, or in the parabola, to any abscissa and the corresponding ordinate.
parameter (n.)
The ratio of the three crystallographic axes which determines the position of any plane; also, the fundamental axial ratio for a given species.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

parameter
1) A quantity in an equation which must be specified beside the independent variables to obtain the solution for the dependent variables. \n2) A quantity which is constant under a given set of conditions, but may be different under other conditions.\n(Source: LEE / MGH)

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

parameter
par-am′ē-tėr, n. (geom.) the constant quantity which enters into the equation of a curve: in conic sections, a third proportional to any diameter and its conjugate diameter. [Gr. para, beside, metron, measure.]

Wikipedia

In some non-technical contexts or in jargon, "parameter" may simply be a synonym for criterion.

In mathematics, statistics, and the mathematical sciences, parameters ("auxiliary measure") are quantities that define certain relatively constant characteristics of systems or functions.

Most commonly represented θ in general form, other symbols carry standard, specific meanings. When evaluating the function over a domain or determining the response of the system over a period of time, the independent variables are modulated, while the parameters are held constant. The function or system may then be reevaluated or reprocessed with different parameters, to give a function or system with different behavior.

Loosely speaking, the term parameter is used for an argument which is intermediate in status between a variable and a constant.

Engineering.

In engineering (especially involving data acquisition) the term "parameter" sometimes loosely refers to an individual measured item. For example an airliner flight data recorder may record 88 different items, each termed a parameter. This usage isn't consistent, as sometimes the term "channel" refers to an individual measured item, with "parameter" referring to the setup information about that channel.

"Speaking generally, properties are those physical quantities which directly describe the physical attributes of the system; parameters are those combinations of the properties which suffice to determine the response of the system. Properties