PARAMETER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does parameter mean? 

• PARAMETER (noun)
  The noun PARAMETER has 4 senses:

1. a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves

2. any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance

3. (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program

4. a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data

  Familiarity information: PARAMETER used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARAMETER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

parameter; parametric quantity

Hypernyms ("parameter" is a kind of...):

constant; constant quantity; invariable (a quantity that does not vary)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "parameter"):

degree of freedom (one of the minimum number of parameters needed to describe the state of a physical system)

Derivation:

parametric (of or relating to or in terms of a parameter)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("parameter" is a kind of...):

factor (anything that contributes causally to a result)

Sense 3

Meaning:

(computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

argument; parameter

Hypernyms ("parameter" is a kind of...):

value (a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed)

address; computer address; reference ((computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("parameter" is a kind of...):

quantity (the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable)

 Context examples 

The terminology that includes concepts relevant to the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard for the Exchange of Non-clinical Data (SEND) trial summary parameter short names.

(CDISC SEND Trial Summary Parameter Code Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)

Terminology related to the parameter codes of the individual characteristics of a nonclinical study.

(CDISC SEND Trial Summary Parameter Code Terminology, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The terminology that includes concepts relevant to the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard for the Exchange of Non-clinical Data (SEND) trial summary parameters.

(CDISC SEND Trial Summary Parameter Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)

These analyses enable the quantification of thermal, electrical and mechanical parameters of these entities.

(Nanoparticle Physical Characterization, NCI Thesaurus)

The terminology that includes concepts relevant to the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard for the Exchange of Non-clinical Data (SEND) trial set parameters.

(CDISC SEND Trial Set Parameter Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)

The terminology that includes concepts relevant to the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard for the Exchange of Non-clinical Data (SEND) trial set parameter short names.

(CDISC SEND Trial Set Parameter Code Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)

Parameter Type: Indicates whether the parameter is derived as a function of one or more other parameters.

(CDISC ADaM Parameter Type Terminology, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

An ADaM BDS dataset contains one or more records per subject, per analysis parameter, per analysis time point.

(CDISC Basic Data Structure Dataset, NCI Thesaurus)

Parameters used to describe the time-concentration curve.

(CDISC SDTM Pharmacokinetic Parameter Terminology, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Parameter codes used to describe the time-concentration curve.

(CDISC SDTM Pharmacokinetic Parameter Terminology by Code, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)