parameter
noun /pəˈræmɪtə(r)/
/pəˈræmɪtər/
[usually plural] (formal)- something that decides or limits the way in which something can be done
- to set/define the parameters
- We had to work within the parameters that had already been established.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryParameter is used after these nouns:- performance
Word Originmid 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek para- ‘beside’ + metron ‘measure’.