Parameter
nounid
110026·updated May 18, 2026verified
a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data
polysemous
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Variants
- synonym
- argumentparametric quantity
- plural
- Parameters
- possessive
- Parameter's
- pluralpossessive
- Parameters'
Framework definitions
- §1
- a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves
- §2
- a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data
- §3
- (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
- §4
- any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance
- §1 · legacy_primary
- a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample dataDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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