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English noun: parameter | |||
| 1. | parameter (cognition) a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves | ||
| Synonyms | parametric quantity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | constant, constant quantity, invariable | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | degree of freedom | ||
| 2. | parameter (event) any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | factor | ||
| 3. | parameter (communication) (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program | ||
| Synonyms | argument | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | address, computer address, reference, value | ||
| Domain category | computer science, computing | ||
| 4. | parameter (cognition) a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | quantity | ||
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