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Parameter

Definition:

A parameter is a variable or a reference that is passed into a function, method, or subroutine, and is used to customize the behavior or output of that particular routine.

Parts of Speech:

  • Noun: A parameter is a value that determines the manner in which a function or a program operates.
  • Verb: Parameterizing refers to the act of defining or determining the values of parameters.

Senses and Usages:

  1. Computing:
    • A parameter in programming is a variable used to store or pass arguments to a function.
    • In software development, parameters are commonly used to specify conditions, criteria, or constraints that affect the execution of a program.
  2. Statistics:
    • In statistical analysis, parameters refer to numerical characteristics of a population that are estimated based on sample data.
    • Estimating parameters is vital for making inferences and predictions about a population using statistical models.

Sample Sentences:

  • The function takes two parameters: size and color.
  • You can modify the behavior of the algorithm by changing the parameters.
  • By parameterizing the code, you can make it more flexible and reusable.
  • The statistical model requires estimating several parameters from the data.
  • We need to determine the optimal value for the parameter to achieve the desired result.

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