Parameter (disambiguation)
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Parameter
Parameter from Ancient Greek παρά also “para” meaning “beside, subsidiary” and μέτρον also “metron” meaning “measure”, can be interpreted in mathematics, logic, linguistics, environmental science and other disciplines....

is a quantity which changes characteristics of a system or a function. The term is used in this way in many mathematical sciences.

The term may also have the following meanings:
  • Parameter (computer science)
    Parameter (computer science)
    In computer programming, a parameter is a special kind of variable, used in a subroutine to refer to one of the pieces of data provided as input to the subroutine. These pieces of data are called arguments...

  • Parameters (journal)
    Parameters (journal)
    Parameters is a quarterly academic journal published by the United States Army War College....

    , a journal of the U.S. Army War College
  • In linguistics, see Principles and parameters
    Principles and parameters
    Principles and parameters is a framework within generative linguistics in which the syntax of a natural language is described in accordance with general principles and specific parameters that for particular languages are either turned on or off...

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