Added 9 October 2026
parameter
/pəˈɹæm.ɪ.tə/ noun
Latin root: parametrum Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about parameter at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A value kept constant during an experiment, equation, calculation, or similar, but varied over other versions of the experiment, equation, calculation, etc.
- A variable that describes a property or characteristic of some system (material, object, event, etc.) or some aspect thereof.
- Any measured quantity of a statistical population that summarises or describes an aspect of the population.
Origin
From French paramètre, from New Latin parametrum (“parameter”), from Ancient Greek παρα- (para-, “beside”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”).
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