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Parameter

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
argumentparametric quantity
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Parameters
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Parameter's
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