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Parameter
Parameter Pa*ram"e*ter, n. [Pref. para- + -meter: cf. F.
param[`e]tre.]
1.
(a) (Math.) A term applied to some characteristic
magnitude whose value, invariable as long as one and
the same function, curve, surface, etc., is
considered, serves to distinguish that function,
curve, surface, etc., from others of the same kind or
family. --Brande & C.
(b) Specifically (Conic Sections), 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.
Note: The parameter of the principal axis of a conic section
is called the latus rectum.
2. (Crystallog.) The ratio of the three crystallographic axes
which determines the position of any plane; also, the
fundamental axial ratio for a given species.
Meaning of Parameter from wikipedia
- A
parameter (from
Ancient Gr**** παρά (pará) 'beside, subsidiary' and μέτρον (métron) 'measure'), generally, is any
characteristic that can help in defining...
- Look up
parameter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
parameter is a
quantity that
changes characteristics of a
system or a function.
Parameter may also...
- The
parameter space is the
space of all
possible parameter values that
define a
particular mathematical model. It is also
sometimes called weight space...
- The
Hildebrand solubility parameter (δ)
provides a
numerical estimate of the
degree of
interaction between materials and can be a good
indication of solubility...
- In mathematics, a one-
parameter group or one-
parameter subgroup usually means a
continuous group homomorphism φ : R → G {\displaystyle \varphi :\mathbb...
- In statistics, as
opposed to its
general use in mathematics, a
parameter is any
quantity of a
statistical po****tion that
summarizes or
describes an aspect...
- The
Immirzi parameter (also
known as the Barbero–Immirzi
parameter) is a
numerical coefficient appearing in loop
quantum gravity (LQG), a nonperturbative...
- to as Lamé's
first parameter and Lamé's
second parameter, respectively.
Other names are
sometimes emplo**** for one or both
parameters,
depending on context...
-
Urchin Tracking Module (UTM)
parameters are five
variants of URL
parameters used by
marketers to
track the
effectiveness of
online marketing campaigns...
- In
computer programming, a
parameter or a
formal argument is a
special kind of
variable used in a
subroutine to
refer to one of the
pieces of data provided...
