nnoun.cognitiona constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curvesSynset:parametric quantity
Derivationally Related Form:parametric
Hypernyms:constant constant quantity invariable
Inherited Hypernyms:parameterconstantquantityconceptideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:degree of freedom
Full Hyponyms:degree of freedom
nnoun.eventany factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performanceHypernyms:factor
Inherited Hypernyms:parameterfactorcauseoriginbeginninghappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.communication(computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or programTopic:computer sciencecomputing
Synset:argument
Hypernyms:address computer address reference value
Inherited Hypernyms:argumentaddresscodecoding systemwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:argumentvaluenumerical quantityquantityconceptideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.cognitiona quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample dataHypernyms:quantity
Inherited Hypernyms:parameterquantityconceptideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity