PARAMETER

Definition of PARAMETER

  1. (noun)a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves
  2. (noun)any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance
  3. (noun)(computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
  4. (noun)a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data