A name in a function or subroutine definition that is replaced by, or bound to, the corresponding actual argument when the function or subroutine is called
(1) A variable that is given a constant value for a specified application (2) A variable that controls the effect and usage of a command (3) Alterable values that control the effect and usage of a graphics command (4) A constant whose values determine the operation or characteristics of a system In y = ax2 - bx + c; a, b, and c are the parameters of a family of parabolas (5) A variable, t, such that each variable of a related system of variables may be expressed as a function of t
Operations can take parameters Parameters have a type and a direction Parameters with the in direction cannot be changed by the operation's implementation Parameters with the inout and out direction may be changed role A role defines a relationship between entities or between interfaces Each role has a name, and a multiplicity
A value that is assigned to a variable In communications, a parameter is a means of customizing program (software) and hardware operation
The equivalent of an argument but associated with the procedure that receives the value of an argument from the calling function The terms parameter and argument, however, are often used interchangeably
An element which determines the characteristics or behavior of the data communication equipment or channel
A tough word to define In mathematics, it's a variable or an arbitrary constant In MIDI, it's a value assigned at the beginning of an operation Examples: pitch bend, sustain, voice number, volume, reverb
Information used as input to a water quality model or estimated by a water quality model Examples of parameters include: slope from a statistical relationship between two variables, mean annual value or standard deviation of a variable, and number of observations for a particular variable
A constant in a mathematical program, not subject to choice in the decision problem, but one that could vary outside the control of the decisions Examples are supplies, demands, loss factors, exponents and coefficients in polynomial functions (of the decision variables) Not all coefficients are parameters, as many are zero by the logic of the model For example, the only data for a standard transportation problem are the costs, supplies and demands These can depend upon parameters, but the LP matrix does not -- it is the incidence matrix of the network In general, parameters are data-dependent constants, rather than logically fixed for all instances of the model Some parameters are simply units of measurement, such as the amount of energy (Btu) in a ton of coal, whereas some parameters are uncertain, like demand for a product
a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance
Function parameter or template parameter A function parameter is an object that is local to the function and that gets initialized with the value of a function argument in a function call See Chapter 5
A parameter is a value which is usually unknown (therefore it has to be estimated) and it is used to represent a certain population characteristic For example, the population mean is a parameter that is often used to indicate the average value of a quantity A parameter has a fixed value within a population but each sample drawn from the population will have its own value of the statistic that can be used to estimate this parameter For example, the mean of the data in a sample is used to give information about the overall mean in the population from which that sample was drawn
a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves
A parameter is a text file, written in code, that contains the formulae of which the fractal is comprised Parameters allow you to save your fractals in code, as opposed to image, format
a variable which can be measured quantitatively; sometimes, an arbitrary constant; associated with populations One of the unknown values that determine a model (See statistic )
A numeric value which characterizes a probability distribution The mean and variance are typical examples Statistics are used to estimate parameters
A numeric value which characterizes a probability distribution The mean and variance are typical examples Statistics are typically used to estimate parameters
Specifically (Conic Sections), in the ellipse and hyperbola, a third proportional to any diameter and its conjugate, or in the parabola, to any abscissa and the corresponding ordinate
The ratio of the three crystallographic axes which determines the position of any plane; also, the fundamental axial ratio for a given species
A characteristic component of a unit that can be defined Vegetation, soil, and hydrology are three parameters that may be used to define wetlands
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
{i} variable which determines the form of a function; value which is transferred to a function or program and affects its operation (Computers)
a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data
A substitution variable consisting of an ampersand followed by a numeral (&1, &2, etc ) You use parameters in a command file and pass values into them through the arguments of the START command
Modifies the action of a UNIX or GCG command Some parameters have values, which modify the parameter (for example -BEGin=100), but not all do (for example -BATch) See also unqualified parameter For more information, see "Using Program Parameters" in Chapter 3, Using Programs
Parameters are factors or limits which affect the way that something can be done or made. That would be enough to make sure we fell within the parameters of our loan agreement. a set of fixed limits that control the way that something should be done (para- ( PARA-) + metron )
One or more objects the client passes to an IDL operation when it invokes the operation Parameters may be declared as "in" (passed from client to server), "out" (passed from server to client), or "inout" (passed from client to server and then back from server to client)
(of a function) A variable that is declared in the parameter list of a function and specifies part of the function's calling protocol Parameters are lexically bound within the function body, and are bound to their initial values when the function is called Dylan supports required parameters, rest parameters, keyword parameters, and next-method parameters
A variable in an SQL statement, marked with a parameter marker or question mark (?) Parameters are bound to application variables and their values retrieved when the statement is executed
A parameter is a value that is passed to a function Parameters have a type and a name Same as argument See Functions
A representation that characterizes a part of a model (e g a growth rate), the value of which is determined outside of the model See: exogenous variable
A variable with a specific value that has a meaning or function, which belongs to a program function or command; cf argument
Number or code entered to specify exactly what a given instruction is to do Parameters are an integral part of the datalogger's program instructions Common parameter entries include reps, measurement channels, measurement ranges, input locations, etc Once the instruction number has been entered in a Program Table, the datalogger will prompt for the parameters by displaying the parameter number in the ID Field of the display
A term applied to some characteristic magnitude whose value, invariable as long as one and the same function, curve, surface, etc
(İstatistik) In statistics, when you graph a function, the location parameter determines where the origin will be located. If μ is positive, the origin will be shifted to the right, and if μ is negative, it will be shifted to the left
(İstatistik) In probability theory and statistics, a scale parameter is a special kind of numerical parameter of a parametric family of probability distributions
Parameters have values which do not change with time Some typical examples for mechanical systems are mass, spring stiffness and friction coefficients While these parameters do not change with time, we often want to compare systems in which the parameters have different values For example, we might want to compare the motion of two rockets which have different masses
Colleague variables that are set to one of a number of valid values Changing parameters will cause a Colleague module to function differently, and allow an institution to set up controls and options to meet their individual needs Parameters may be referred to as flags or switches An example of a parameter from the General Ledger module is: "Force Budget Journals to Balance?" The valid values for this parameter are "Y" (yes) or "N" (no) In the client/server mode, clicking on the parameter response box would put an "X" in it, meaning yes Leaving the box blank means no
A measure computed from or describing a population A parameter is the value of the characteristics under study obtained from a 100 percent census The value calculated from a sample drawn from the population can only be estimated or approximations of the true parameters For example, a population of exempted invoices totaling $420,000 of which 300 invoices totaling $12,000 are actually taxable The characteristic under study is the dollar value of claimed exempt sales which are actually taxable sales The $12,000 claimed in error as exempt represents the parameter, or true characteristic of the population (the parameter, of course, is usually unknown) Assume further that a sample of 250 is examined and yields a 2 8% error rate (statistic) Assume still further that if we compute a plus (+) or minus (-) 10% precision at a 90% confidence level, the estimated parameter for the population would be $11,760, + or - $1,176, or from $10,584 to $12,936; while the actual parameter is $12,000
the characteristics or features used to describe and classify the Visual Sensitivity Unit Parameters may be derived by aggregating factors and/or other parameter ratings
Numerical characteristics of populations ie parameters are values, usually unknown (and which therefore have to be estimated), used to represent certain population characteristics Within a population, a parameter is a fixed value, which does not vary
are parameters to pass to the method block The SCL entry that receives these parameters must declare each of them in a METHOD statement Note: These parameters are update parameters See Input, Output, and Update Parameters for more information Type: Character
The way one interacts with a manager is through parameters, samplers, and manager methods Parameters are most often items that allow you to configure a device (e g , flip a switch, set an attenuator, set an integration time) Sometimes, parameters provide information about a manager (e g , the state or status of a manager; how much time is left in an observation)
capability of some CAD systems to keep a directed set of relationship so that changes can be propagated to following constructions In some cases theses relationship will correspond to the design intend and some mechanical logic of the design
A type of equalizer that permits the center frequency, the filter shape, and the amplitude of each band to be varied (e g , You should save up for a good parametric equalizer so that you can dump your old 5 band graphic EQ )
An approach to shape representation in which a curve or a surface is defined by a set of equations expressed in terms of a set of independent variables (i e the parameters) This representation is convenient for curvature and bounds computation and the control of position and tangency
(adj ) A term used to classify curves for which the path is described by a mathematical function rather than a set of coordinates A parameter within the function (often specified as u or v) is varied from 0 to 1 to define all the coordinate points along the curve
[ p&-'ram-&-t&r ] (noun.) 1656. From French paramètre, from New Latin parametrum (“parameter”), from Ancient Greek παρά (“beside”) + μέτρον (“measure”).