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Definition of parameter noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

parameter

noun
 
/pəˈræmɪtə(r)/
 
/pəˈræmɪtər/
[usually plural] (formal)
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  1. something that decides or limits the way in which something can be done
    • to set/define the parameters
    • We had to work within the parameters that had already been established.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryParameter is used after these nouns:
    • performance
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek para- ‘beside’ + metron ‘measure’.
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