noun Download 🔗Share A value kept constant during an experiment, equation, calculation or similar, but varied over other versions of the experiment, equation, calculation, etc. Examples : "To see how much sunlight a plant needs, the amount of water given to each plant was a parameter that was kept constant. " math science technical physics computing ielts Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A variable that describes some system (material, object, event etc.) or some aspect thereof Examples : "The teacher adjusted the parameter for the student's math assignment, making the problems easier. " system technical science math physics statistics computing ielts Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An input variable of a procedure definition, that gets an actual value (argument) at execution time (formal parameter). Examples : "The function to calculate a student's grade has a parameter for the student's test score. " computing technical math science function ielts Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An actual value given to such a formal parameter (argument or actual parameter). Examples : "The function needs a specific parameter: the student's ID number. " computing technical math ielts Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A characteristic or feature that distinguishes something from others. Examples : "The parameter for the science project was to study the effect of sunlight on plant growth. " technical math science system computing ielts Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The parameter of the principal axis of a conic section is called the latus rectum." math ielts Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The ratio of the three crystallographic axes which determines the position of any plane. Examples : "The scientist measured the parameter of the crystal to determine the exact position of the fault lines. " geology material science technical ielts Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The fundamental axial ratio for a given species. Examples : "The biologist measured the parameter of the new species of beetle, finding its axial ratio to be 1.7. " biology anatomy physiology organism ielts Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading