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
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a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves
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(computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
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any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance
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Entity Type
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unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- argumentparametric quantity
- plural
- Parameters
- possessive
- Parameter's
- pluralpossessive
- Parameters'