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parameter
/pɚˈæmətɚ/ · 9 letters · 6 distinct letters
- noun
a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves
- noun
any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance
- noun
(computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
- noun
a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data