parameter
System boundary factor
A parameter is a variable that defines the conditions or limits of a system or operation.
In mathematics and programming, parameters are values passed into functions that determine their behavior: The function takes two parameters: width and height.
More broadly, parameters are the boundaries within which something operates: We need to work within the parameters of the budget.
The word often appears in the plural to mean constraints or guidelines: What are the parameters of this project?
Prone to fluctuation
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
- coefficientNumber multiplying a variable
- functionPurpose or duty
- equationMathematical equality assertion
value · scalar · vector · matrix · tensor · expression · input · output
Standard for comparison
- indicatorSign revealing status
- specificationDetailed technical requirement
- requirementMandatory condition to fulfill
- baselineStandard for comparison
threshold · guideline · standard · measure · yardstick · gauge · index · tolerance
Context of events
- configurationArrangement of parts
- optionAvailable course of action
- controlAuthority to direct
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
tuning · calibration · optimization · customization · preference · attribute · property · characteristic
Maximum allowed extent
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- rangeExtent of variation
- boundSecured or destined
- capCovering for top
ceiling · floor · maximum · minimum · cutoff · restriction · extent · scope
Reasoned case or dispute
- functionPurpose or duty
- methodOrderly way of doing
- passingMoving by or temporary
- defaultPreset standard option
optional · required · keyword · positional · return · callback · constructor · signature
Informed guess at quantity
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- intervalDuration between two points
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- varianceSpread around the mean
mean · median · regression · correlation · significance · hypothesis · sample · population
variable
Prone to fluctuation
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
- coefficientNumber multiplying a variable
- functionPurpose or duty
equation · value · scalar · vector · matrix · tensor · expression · input · output · domain
benchmark
Standard for comparison
- indicatorSign revealing status
- specificationDetailed technical requirement
- requirementMandatory condition to fulfill
baseline · threshold · guideline · standard · measure · yardstick · gauge · index · tolerance · acceptance
setting
Context of events
- configurationArrangement of parts
- optionAvailable course of action
- controlAuthority to direct
adjustment · tuning · calibration · optimization · customization · preference · attribute · property · characteristic · feature
limit
Maximum allowed extent
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- rangeExtent of variation
- boundSecured or destined
cap · ceiling · floor · maximum · minimum · cutoff · restriction · extent · scope · margin
argument
Reasoned case or dispute
default · optional · required · keyword · positional · return · callback · constructor · signature · declaration
estimate
Informed guess at quantity
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- intervalDuration between two points
- distributionAllocation across recipients
variance · mean · median · regression · correlation · significance · hypothesis · sample · population · inference
- standardsstandard, standards, norm, norms, criterion
- JavaScriptJavaScript, function, JS, variable, array
- shell scriptingbash, shebang, scripts, source, sourcing
- syntax elementsstatement, expression, clause, declaration, definition
- math termsnumbers, plus or minus, linear growth, square, operand
- tech termsinternet, code, emoji, wireless, email
parameteroutput
What something generates
result · dependent variable · return value · outcome · argument
- parametric equationCurve expressed through auxiliary variable
- order parameterVariable tracking phase transitions
- Stokes parametersPolarization state measurements