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Words with a similar base: parameter

'parameter'

[parameter.n.01] as in: a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves

'parameter'

[parameter.n.02] as in: any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance

'parameter'

[argument.n.05] as in: (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program

'parameter'

[parameter.n.04] as in: a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data

Origins

					parameter (English)
└── paramètre (French)
    └── parametrum (Latin)