Definition of parameters. Meaning of parameters. Synonyms of parameters

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Definition of parameters

Parameter
Parameter Pa*ram"e*ter, n. [Pref. para- + -meter: cf. F. param[`e]tre.] 1. (a) (Math.) A term applied to some characteristic magnitude whose value, invariable as long as one and the same function, curve, surface, etc., is considered, serves to distinguish that function, curve, surface, etc., from others of the same kind or family. --Brande & C. (b) Specifically (Conic Sections), in the ellipse and hyperbola, a third proportional to any diameter and its conjugate, or in the parabola, to any abscissa and the corresponding ordinate. Note: The parameter of the principal axis of a conic section is called the latus rectum. 2. (Crystallog.) The ratio of the three crystallographic axes which determines the position of any plane; also, the fundamental axial ratio for a given species.

Meaning of parameters from wikipedia

- as parameters in the equations modeling movements. There are often several choices for the parameters, and choosing a convenient set of parameters is...
- Urchin Tracking Module (UTM) parameters are five variants of URL parameters used by marketers to track the effectiveness of online marketing campaigns...
- statistical parameters of the po****tion, and statistical procedures can still attempt to make inferences about such po****tion parameters. Parameters are given...
- Scattering parameters or S-parameters (the elements of a scattering matrix or S-matrix) describe the electrical behavior of linear electrical networks...
- Impedance parameters or Z-parameters (the elements of an impedance matrix or Z-matrix) are properties used in electrical engineering, electronic engineering...
- it as the Stokes parameters. The relationship of the Stokes parameters S0, S1, S2, S3 to intensity and polarization ellipse parameters is shown in the...
- Principles and parameters as a grammar framework is also known as government and binding theory. That is, the two terms principles and parameters and government...
- to as Lamé's first parameter and Lamé's second parameter, respectively. Other names are sometimes emplo**** for one or both parameters, depending on context...
- engineering, other examples being: S-parameters, Z-parameters, H-parameters, T-parameters or ABCD-parameters. A Y-parameter matrix describes the behaviour of...
- The Racah parameters are a set of parameters used in atomic and molecular spectroscopy to describe the amount of total electrostatic repulsion in an atom...