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

per'amuhter (IPA: pɝˈæmətɝ)

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

1656 (European Renaissance) (369 years ago)

Latin | Modern Greek

parameters

parametric quantity | argument

degree of freedom | critical number

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

diameter (based on typical American pronunciation)

barometer | perimeter

(none among common words)

Hubble parameter | Hubble's parameter

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)

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

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

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