Parameter Definition
pə-rămĭ-tər
parameters
noun
parameters
A quantity or constant whose value varies with the circumstances of its application, as the radius line of a group of concentric circles, which varies with the circle under consideration.
Webster's New World
One of a set of independent variables that express the coordinates of a point.
American Heritage
Any constant, with variable values, used as a referent for determining other variables.
Webster's New World
One of a set of measurable factors, such as temperature and pressure, that define a system and determine its behavior and are varied in an experiment.
American Heritage
A factor that restricts what is possible or what results.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- argument
- parametric quantity
Other Word Forms of Parameter
Noun
Singular:
parameterPlural:
parametersOrigin of Parameter
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New Latin parametrum a line through the focus and parallel to the directrix of a conic Greek para- beside para–1 Greek metron measure –meter
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French paramètre, from New Latin parametrum (“parameter"), from Ancient Greek παρά (para, “beside") + μέτρον (metron, “measure").
From Wiktionary
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