Parameter — For other uses, see Parameter (disambiguation). Parameter from Ancient Greek παρά also “para” meaning “beside, subsidiary” and μέτρον also “metron” meaning “measure”, can be interpreted in mathematics, logic, linguistics, environmental science[1] … Wikipedia
parameter — parametric /par euh me trik/, parametrical, adj. /peuh ram i teuhr/, n. 1. Math. a. a constant or variable term in a function that determines the specific form of the function but not its general nature, as a in f(x) = ax, where a determines only … Universalium
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parameter — noun Etymology: New Latin, from para + Greek metron measure more at measure Date: 1852 1. a. an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (as a family of curves); also a quantity (as a mean or variance) that describes a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
parameter — pa•ram•e•ter [[t]pəˈræm ɪ tər[/t]] n. 1) math. a) a constant or variable term in a mathematical function that determines the specific form of the function but not its general nature, as a in f(x)=ax, where a determines only the slope of the line… … From formal English to slang
parameter — /pəˈræmətə / (say puh ramuhtuh) noun 1. any constituent variable quality: the parameters of voice quality include breathiness and degree of nasality. 2. Mathematics a variable entering into the mathematical form of any distribution such that the… …
unabhängiger Parameter — nepriklausomasis parametras statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. independent parameter vok. unabhängiger Parameter, m rus. независимый параметр, m pranc. paramètre indépendant, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Noncentrality parameter — Noncentrality parameters are parameters of families of probability distributions which are related to other central families of distributions. If the noncentrality parameter of a distribution is zero, the distribution is identical to a… … Wikipedia
Immirzi parameter — The Immirzi parameter (also known as the Barbero Immirzi parameter) is a numerical coefficient appearing in loop quantum gravity, a nonperturbative theory of quantum gravity. The Immirzi parameter measures the size of the quantum of area in… … Wikipedia
Shape parameter — In probability theory and statistics, a shape parameter is a kind of numerical parameter of a parametric family of probability distributions. [Everitt B.S. (2002) Cambridge Dictionary of Statistics. 2nd Edition. CUP. ISBN 0 521 81099 x]… … Wikipedia