Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun parameter

4 senses of parameter

Sense 1
parameter, parametric quantity -- (a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves)
       => constant, constant quantity, invariable -- (a quantity that does not vary)

Sense 2
parameter -- (any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance)
       => factor -- (anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number of factors determined the outcome")

Sense 3
argument, parameter -- ((computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program)
       => address, computer address, reference -- ((computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored)
       => value -- (a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed; "the value assigned was 16 milliseconds")

Sense 4
parameter -- (a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data)
       => quantity -- (the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable)