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parameter

[puh-ram-i-ter] / pəˈræm ɪ tər /


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"The millimeter and submillimeter radio bands remain almost completely unexplored for SETI, so this is really about opening up a new area of parameter space to search."

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

In other words, different physical processes can produce very similar observable signatures, making it challenging for the AI to correctly identify which parameter is responsible.

From Science Daily Jun. 11, 2026

The company said it is also releasing 1-bit Bonsai 4 billion parameter and 1.7 billion parameter models, with 0.5 gigabytes and 0.24 gigabytes memory footprints, and even higher intelligence density.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 31, 2026

By the yardstick of its own goals, the nation’s second-largest school system is likely to fall short by nearly every parameter — taking in sample measures of literacy, math and social emotional learning.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 15, 2026

Reluctantly, he acquiesced; the test showed that he suffered from elevated levels of serum creatinine with a value way above 1.4, the highest parameter in the normal range.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Open AI models are, by definition, harder to control, as users can alter their parameters -- potentially for malicious purposes.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

"But when we used the same parameters as original impact modeling - down to the equal temperature structures inside both bodies - within around five hours, an intact moon emerged."

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

Next time you offer to buy someone drinks — or anything, really — set the parameters first.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Tencent released its Hy4 preview on Friday, more than doubling the previous generation’s parameters, although still smaller than those by peers such as Alibaba’s Qwen3.8-Max and Moonshot’s Kimi K3.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Once, the Dream’s parameters were caged by technology and by the limits of horsepower and wind.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates




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