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Definition of Parameter
1. Noun. A constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves.
Generic synonyms: Constant, Constant Quantity, Invariable
Specialized synonyms: Degree Of Freedom
Derivative terms: Parametric
2. Noun. Any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance.
3. Noun. (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program.
Generic synonyms: Value, Address, Computer Address, Reference
Category relationships: Computer Science, Computing
4. Noun. A quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data.
Definition of Parameter
1. 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.
Definition of Parameter
1. Noun. (context: mathematics physics) A variable kept constant during an experiment, calculation or similar. ¹
2. Noun. (programming) 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. ¹
3. Noun. (programming) The value which is passed into the function to instantiate such a name; the argument or actual parameter. ¹
4. Noun. A characteristic or feature that distinguishes something from others ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Parameter
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Parameter
1. A variable whose measure is indicative of a quantity or function that cannot itself be precisely determined by direct methods, for example, blood pressure and pulse rate are parameters of cardiovascular function and the level of glucose in blood and urine is a parameter of carbohydrate metabolism. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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