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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 Parameter from wikipedia
- A
parameter (from
Ancient Gr**** παρά (pará) 'beside, subsidiary' and μέτρον (métron) 'measure'), generally, is any
characteristic that can help in defining...
- The
Hildebrand solubility parameter (δ)
provides a
numerical estimate of the
degree of
interaction between materials and can be a good
indication of solubility...
- In statistics, as
opposed to its
general use in mathematics, a
parameter is any
quantity of a
statistical po****tion that
summarizes or
describes an aspect...
- Look up
parameter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
parameter is a
quantity that
changes characteristics of a
system or a function.
Parameter may also...
- programming, a
parameter, a.k.a.
formal argument, is a
variable that
represents an argument, a.k.a.
actual argument, a.k.a.
actual parameter, to a subroutine...
- In
computer programming,
named parameters, named-
parameter arguments,
named arguments or
keyword arguments refer to a
computer language's
support for...
- The
Rossby parameter (or
simply beta β {\displaystyle \beta } ) is a
number used in
geophysics and
meteorology which arises due to the
meridional variation...
- The
parameter space is the
space of all
possible parameter values that
define a
particular mathematical model. It is also
sometimes called weight space...
-
Principles and
parameters is a
framework within generative linguistics in
which the
syntax of a
natural language is
described in
accordance with general...
- 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...
