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parameter

[puh-ram-i-ter] / pəˈræm ɪ tər /


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They also note that every parameter in the VLE carries significant uncertainty, much like the Drake Equation.

From Science Daily Jun. 26, 2026

Bonsai 8B is an 8-billion parameter large language model, trained using Google v4 TPUs.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 31, 2026

In this model, a parameter known as α emerges when the coupling constants -- the quantities describing the strength of fundamental forces -- are allowed to evolve.

From Science Daily Nov. 6, 2025

There was also a lack of inspection and maintenance of the parameter fencing, and a failure to inspect the manhole at the end of the working day to make sure it was closed.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2025

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

At 2.8 trillion parameters, it will be the largest open-weight model.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Kimi 3 boasts 2.8 trillion parameters and, according to industry experts, outperforms all other models with the exception of Anthropic’s Fable and OpenAI’s ChatGPT 5.6.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

The Kimi K3 model has 2.8 trillion parameters dictating its decision-making and is the world’s biggest open-source model, according to the Beijing-based AI startup.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Alibaba’s new model has 2.4 trillion parameters, and the company plans to make it open-weight soon for developers to download and modify.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

I had to find an approach, figure out if we could land there, figure out the performance parameters, and tell the company what we were doing.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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