2 synonyms found - words and phrases with similiar meaning.
Definition
noun
- a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves
- (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
- any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance
- a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data