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    Parameter

    Definitions

    1 | noun | a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves 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 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

    Pronunciation

    per'amuhter (IPA: pɝˈæmətɝ)

    Hyphenation

    pa-ram-e-ter (9 letters | 4 syllables)

    First known use in English

    1656 (European Renaissance) (369 years ago)

    Word origins

    Latin | Modern Greek

    Word frequency history

    Word frequency history

    Inflected form

    parameters

    Synonyms

    parametric quantity | argument

    Narrower terms

    degree of freedom | critical number

    Broader terms

    constant | constant quantity | invariable | factor | address | computer address | reference | value | quantity (total: 9)

    Rhymes

    diameter (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Lexically close words

    barometer | perimeter

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Phrases

    Hubble parameter | Hubble's parameter

    Translations

    Spanish: | parámetro (mathematics) French: | paramètre (mathematics) Portuguese: | parâmetro (mathematics) German: | Parameter (mathematics) Japanese: | 変数 (common noun) | 母数 (common noun) | 仮引数 (common noun) | 媒介変数 (common noun) | 仮パラメタ (common noun)

    Other notable uses

    parameter.com | parameter.net | parameter.org | parameter.info | parameter.biz (total: 5)

    Crossword puzzle clue

    Figure in a math function (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    13 (International English) | 13 (North American English)

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