Parameter vs. Perimeter
Parameternoun
A value kept constant during an experiment, equation, calculation or similar, but varied over other versions of the experiment, equation, calculation, etc.
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(sciences) a variable that describes some system (material, object, event etc.) or some aspect thereof
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(programming) An input variable of a procedure definition, that gets an actual value (argument) at execution time (formal parameter).
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(programming) An actual value given to such a formal parameter (argument or actual parameter).
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A characteristic or feature that distinguishes something from others.
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(geometry) 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.
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(crystallography) The ratio of the three crystallographic axes which determines the position of any plane.
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(crystallography) The fundamental axial ratio for a given species.
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A constant number which is part of a theory, function, or calculation, whose value is not determined by the form of the theory or equation itself, and may in some cases be arbitrary assigned.
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A term applied to some characteristic magnitude whose value, invariable as long as one and the same function, curve, surface, etc., is considered, serves to distinguish that function, curve, surface, etc., from others of the same kind or family.
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Any constant number which is required to calculate values of observed phenomena according to a theory, but the value of which must be determined by experiment, and cannot be calculated from the fundamental assumptions of the theory. In general, a theory which has a large number of parameters, though it may accurately predict experimental results, is considered as having less explanatory power and as being less esthetically pleasing than a theory with fewer parameters.
Parameternoun
The ratio of the three crystallographic axes which determines the position of any plane; also, the fundamental axial ratio for a given species.
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The limits, guidelines, or assumptions from within which an activity is carried out; as, new arrivals need to learn the parameters of the research in our department.
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A variable used in a calculation within a computer program which must be assigned a value before the calculation can be performed; as, let's plug in the parameters and see what the result is.
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A characteristic or element, especially one used as a criterion for evaluation or judgment; as, a useful parameter for determining efficiency.
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a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves
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any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance
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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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a numerical or other measurable factor forming one of a set that defines a system or sets the conditions of its operation
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a quantity whose value is selected for the particular circumstances and in relation to which other variable quantities may be expressed.
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a numerical characteristic of a population, as distinct from a statistic of a sample.
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a limit or boundary which defines the scope of a particular process or activity
Parameter
A parameter (from the Ancient Greek παρά, para: , and μέτρον, metron: ), generally, is any characteristic that can help in defining or classifying a particular system (meaning an event, project, object, situation, etc.). That is, a parameter is an element of a system that is useful, or critical, when identifying the system, or when evaluating its performance, status, condition, etc.
Perimeternoun
(mathematics) The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object.
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(mathematics) The length of such a boundary.
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The outer limits of an area. circumference
Perimeternoun
A fortified strip or boundary usually protecting a military position.
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An instrument for determining the extent and shape of the field of vision.
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The outer boundary of a body or figure, or the sum of all the sides.
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An instrument for determining the extent and shape of the field of vision.
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the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
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a line enclosing a plane areas
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the size of something as given by the distance around it
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the continuous line forming the boundary of a closed geometrical figure
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the outermost parts or boundary of an area or object
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an area away from the basket, beyond the reach of the defensive team
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an instrument for measuring the extent and characteristics of a person's field of vision.
Perimeter
A perimeter is either a path that encompasses/surrounds/outlines a shape (in two dimensions) or its length (one-dimensional). The perimeter of a circle or an ellipse is called its circumference.
