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==Etymology==
New [[Latin]], from para- + [[Greek]] metron [[measure]]
*Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_Century 1852]
==Definitions==
*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 statistical [[population]]
:b : an independent variable used to [[express]] the coordinates of a variable point and [[functions]] of them — compare parametric [[equation]]
*2 : any of a set of [[physical]] properties whose [[values]] determine the characteristics or [[behavior]] of something <parameters of the [[atmosphere]] such as temperature, pressure, and [[density]]>
*3 : something represented by a parameter : a characteristic element; broadly : characteristic, element, factor <[[political]] [[dissent]] as a parameter of modern life>
*4 : limit, boundary —usually used in plural <the parameters of [[science fiction]]>
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Etymology==
New [[Latin]], from para- + [[Greek]] metron [[measure]]
*Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_Century 1852]
==Definitions==
*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 statistical [[population]]
:b : an independent variable used to [[express]] the coordinates of a variable point and [[functions]] of them — compare parametric [[equation]]
*2 : any of a set of [[physical]] properties whose [[values]] determine the characteristics or [[behavior]] of something <parameters of the [[atmosphere]] such as temperature, pressure, and [[density]]>
*3 : something represented by a parameter : a characteristic element; broadly : characteristic, element, factor <[[political]] [[dissent]] as a parameter of modern life>
*4 : limit, boundary —usually used in plural <the parameters of [[science fiction]]>
[[Category: General Reference]]
