parameter
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See also Parameter
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
< French paramètre < New Latin parametrum (“‘parameter’”) < Greek παρά (“‘beside’”) + μέτρον (“‘measure’”); see meter.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: pə rámmətər
[edit] Noun
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parameter (plural parameters)
- (mathematics, physics) A variable kept constant during an experiment, calculation or similar.
- (programming) A name in a function or subroutine definition that is replaced by, or bound to, the corresponding actual argument when the function or subroutine is called.
- A characteristic or feature that distinguishes something from others
[edit] Usage notes
((programming) actual argument) This is a loose usage. Argument is more correct.
[edit] Synonyms
- argument
- See also Wikisaurus:characteristic
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[edit] Translations
variable kept constant during an experiment, calculation or similar
name in a function or subroutine definition
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- parameter in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- parameter in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
