parameter


Definition: Meaning of, parameter in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pəˈramɪtə /

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parameter parameters
[countable usually plural]
  1. a set of fixed limits that control the way that something should be done
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parameter used in phrases

  • Hubble parameter (noun)
    1. due to the expansion of the universe cosmology the ratio of the speed of recession of a galaxy to its distance from the observer; the Hubble constant is not actually a constant, but is regarded as measuring the expansion rate today
  • Hubble's parameter (noun)
    1. due to the expansion of the universe cosmology the ratio of the speed of recession of a galaxy to its distance from the observer; the Hubble constant is not actually a constant, but is regarded as measuring the expansion rate today
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