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PARAMETER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves
Synonyms:
parameter; parametric quantity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("parameter" is a kind of...):
constant; constant quantity; invariable (a quantity that does not vary)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "parameter"):
degree of freedom (one of the minimum number of parameters needed to describe the state of a physical system)
Derivation:
parametric (of or relating to or in terms of a parameter)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("parameter" is a kind of...):
quantity (the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
Synonyms:
argument; parameter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("parameter" is a kind of...):
value (a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed)
address; computer address; reference ((computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("parameter" is a kind of...):
factor (anything that contributes causally to a result)
Context examples:
A indication that a result lies within normal parameters.
(Normal Range Indicator, NCI Thesaurus)
A process of finding model parameters that give a best fit of the model to the data points from a system.
(Parameter Identification, NCI Thesaurus)
A classification of pharmacokinetic parameter data.
(Pharmacokinetic Parameter Category, NCI Thesaurus)
The standard character or string for representation and reporting of pharmacokinetic parameter data.
(Pharmacokinetic Parameter Character Result in Standard Format, NCI Thesaurus)
The date and time of the pharmacokinetic parameter data.
(Pharmacokinetic Parameter Date Time, NCI Thesaurus)
The date and time of a pharmacokinetic parameter reference point.
(Pharmacokinetic Parameter Date Time of Reference Timepoint, NCI Thesaurus)
A special purpose domain that contains design parameters used in performing pharmacogenomic assessments.
(Pharmacogenomics Trial Characteristics Domain, NCI Thesaurus)
The number of parameters is usually much smaller than the number of data points.
(Parametric Regression Method, NCI Thesaurus)
An image where, instead of a customary parameter such as activity concentration, other computed results are displayed at each pixel (voxel) in their stead.
(Parametric Image, NCI Thesaurus)
In addition to the specific parameters of the distribution, a mean and standard deviation are always specified.
(Parametric Probability Distribution, NCI Thesaurus)
