What is the meaning of parameter?

noun

  • A constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves.
  • Any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance.
  • Computer science. ( a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program)
  • A quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data. .
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