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For tests I used MySQL 5.4 / InnoDB, and all other parameters are the same from previous posts (100W, buffer_pool 3GB).

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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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  • I'll tell you a little bit about the design parameters, and then I'll show it to you in person. —  Tom Rielly delivers a comic send-up of TED2006
  • Because the Get-WMIObject cmdlet needs strings for the filter and computername, I make sure the parameters are also strings. —  Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine Online | News
  • By December, he formerly recognized that the US-Israeli proposals at Camp David could not be accepted by any Palestinian, and he presented what he called his parameters, somewhat vague but more forthcoming. —  Democracy Now!
  • For both plots, all other parameters were taken from the fit in doi: 10.1371 / journal. pone.0004638.g005 —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Tell someone that they can change the way a program works by editing the program's INI file and changing some of the parameters, and all you'll get is a blank stare. —  Techdirt
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