parameters

'parameters'

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

'parameters'

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

'parameters'

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

'parameters'

[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