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单词 parameter
释义 pa·ram·e·ter
I. \pəˈraməd.ə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin, from para- + -meter (from Greek metron measure) — more at measure
1. : the relative intercept made by a plane on a crystallographic axis, the ratio of the intercepts determining the position of the plane
2.
 a. : an arbitrary constant characterizing by each of its values some member of a system (as of expressions, curves, surfaces, functions)
  < we now develop an equation which, for suitable choice of a parameter, will represent either a parabola, an ellipse, or a hyperbola — School Mathematics Study Group >
 specifically : a quantity that describes a statistical population
  < a clear distinction should always be drawn between parameters and estimates, i.e. between quantities which characterize the universe, and estimates of these quantities calculated from observations — Statistical Methods in Research & Production >
  < estimation of the values of the parameters which enter into the equation representing the chosen relation — Frank Yates >
 b. : an independent variable through functions of which other functions may be expressed
  < four parameters are necessary to determine an event, namely the three which determine its position and the one which determines its time — P.W.Bridgman >
II. noun
1. : any of a set of physical properties whose values determine the characteristics or behavior of a system
 < parameters of the atmosphere such as temperature, pressure, and density >
2. : something represented by a parameter ; broadly : characteristic : element : factor
 < political dissent as a parameter of modern life >
3. : limit : boundary
 < working within established parameters >
4. : a variable whose value is input to a procedure or subprogram to be operated on when the procedure or subprogram is called in a computer program
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