parameter

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If the parameter is a multi-value parameter, then the expression gets a bit more complicated.

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  1. noun Mathematics A constant in an equation that varies in other equations of the same general form, especially such a constant in the equation of a curve or surface that can be varied to represent a family of curves or surfaces.
  2. noun Mathematics One of a set of independent variables that express the coordinates of a point.
  3. noun One of a set of measurable factors, such as temperature and pressure, that define a system and determine its behavior and are varied in an experiment.

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  1. New Latin parametrum, a line through the focus and parallel to the directrix of a conic : Greek para-, beside; see para-1 + Greek metron, measure; see -meter.

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  1. from French paramètre = Spanish Parámetro = Portuguese Italian parametro, from New Latin paramctrum, parameter (see def.), from Greek παρά beside, + μέτρον, measure: see meter.
 

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/pæˈræmɛtər/
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