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parameter parameter definition

parameter


 
  Grep  of  noun  parameter 
  parameter 
 
  Overview  of  noun  parameter 
 
  The  noun  parameter  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  parameter,  parametric  quantity  --  (a  constant  in  the  equation  of  a  curve  that  can  be  varied  to  yield  a  family  of  similar  curves) 
  2.  (2)  parameter  --  (any  factor  that  defines  a  system  and  determines  (or  limits)  its  performance) 
  3.  parameter  --  (a  quantity  (such  as  the  mean  or  variance)  that  characterizes  a  statistical  population  and  that  can  be  estimated  by  calculations  from  sample  data) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  parameter 
 
  The  noun  parameter  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  parameter,  parametric  quantity  --  (a  constant  in  the  equation  of  a  curve  that  can  be  varied  to  yield  a  family  of  similar  curves) 
  2.  (2)  parameter  --  (any  factor  that  defines  a  system  and  determines  (or  limits)  its  performance) 
  3.  parameter  --  (a  quantity  (such  as  the  mean  or  variance)  that  characterizes  a  statistical  population  and  that  can  be  estimated  by  calculations  from  sample  data) 



parameter definition