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parameter

[puh-ram-i-ter] / pəˈræm ɪ tər /


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Using measured local wind and ice conditions, along with just one additional parameter that had little effect on the overall outcome, the model successfully reproduced three observations that had previously been difficult to explain.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

Then, pick activities that fit within that parameter.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 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 exchange rate is not a trigger parameter for the ECB.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026

So they use parameter to mean a boundary, a characteristic, a component, an element, a feature, an ingredient, a part, a perimeter, a quality, or a requirement.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

The new model lets users download and customise the parameters, or "weights", that determine how it computes to their own servers.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Beam boasts 501 billion parameters, or adjustable numerical values.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

We have taken what we already know about superfluid helium and quantum technologies and turned that into an educated design, with the parameters and specifications needed to build one.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Hugging Face is a leading platform for accessing open-weight AI, meaning the underlying numerical parameters can be downloaded and tweaked by users.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Rowan almost made the mistake of giving the list of parameters to the Thunderhead and asking it for a subject—until he remembered that asking the Thunderhead for assistance was strictly forbidden for scythes.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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