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 find the best cake recipe, we experimented with different parameters, such as the oven temperature and the amount of sugar, while keeping the other ingredients constant. " math statistics science technical computing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A variable that describes some system (material, object, event etc.) or some aspect thereof Examples : "To bake the perfect cake, you need to carefully set the oven's parameters, like temperature and baking time. " system technical science math 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 cooking class instructor explained that the parameters for a good cake include oven temperature and baking time, which you can adjust based on your recipe and oven. " computing technical language math science logic system function process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An actual value given to such a formal parameter (argument or actual parameter). Examples : "The baking recipe specified oven temperature and cooking time; these values are the parameters you need to enter on the oven's control panel. " computing math technical function system statistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A characteristic or feature that distinguishes something from others. Examples : "The main parameters for judging the science fair projects were creativity, accuracy, and presentation. " technical system science math computing 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 technical 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 parameters of the crystal to determine the orientation of the growth planes. " geology mineral structure science technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The fundamental axial ratio for a given species. Examples : "The parameters of the Golden Hamster (Mesocricetus auratus), with a body length typically two to three times its width, help distinguish it from other hamster species. " biology anatomy physiology organism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading