parameter

parameter
01. The [parameters] for the project need to be much wider than we originally anticipated.
02. [Parameters] for the experiment must be clearly defined before we can begin.
03. Researchers are working on defining the exact [parameters] of the disease.
04. In a dynamic institute of this kind, the [parameters] outlining the relationship between teachers and learners are constantly being explored and redefined.
05. A thorough knowledge of the Christian religion is an essential [parameter] for understanding much of the history of European art.
06. Byron is working on specifying the [parameters] of the online writing program.
07. In the mathematical equation y = a + bx, a and b are [parameters].
08. The head office is responsible for defining the [parameters] which guide policy decisions at the local level.
09. Energy, bright eyes and shiny hair are usual [parameters] of good health.
10. Since I'm new at this job, I'd like to know exactly what the [parameters] are, as laid out in the official job description.
11. No one can agree on one set of [parameters] for finding the perfect mate.
12. If you change the [parameters] of your spreadsheet, it may not print properly.
13. After analyzing the available data, we decided to modify the original [parameters] of the spreadsheet to accommodate more information.
14. The spreadsheet's [parameters] have been altered to differentiate between male and female applicants to the university.
15. Andrea Dworkin once suggested that men have defined the [parameters] of every subject, and that all feminist arguments, however radical in intent or consequence, are with or against assertions or premises implicit in the male system.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • parameter — In technical use, a parameter is a measurable factor that contributes to determining a system or event. In the 20c it developed rapidly into the kind of word that Fowler (1926) described as a ‘popularized technicality’, many instances of which he …   Modern English usage

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  • parameter — (n.) 1650s, from Mod.L. parameter (1630s), from Gk. para beside, subsidiary + metron measure (see METER (Cf. meter) (n.2)). A geometry term until 1920s when it yielded sense of measurable factor which helps to define a particular system (1927).… …   Etymology dictionary

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