PARAMETERS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PARAMETERS?

Need another word that means the same as “parameters”? Find 2 synonyms and 30 related words for “parameters” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Parameters” are: parametric quantity, argument

Parameters as a Noun

Definitions of "Parameters" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “parameters” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program.
• A quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data.
• A reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program.
• Any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance.
• A constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves.

Synonyms of "Parameters" as a noun (2 Words)

argument	An independent variable associated with a function or proposition and determining its value For example in the expression y F x x the arguments of the function F are x and x and the value is y. He rejected the argument that keeping the facility would be costly.
parametric quantity	How much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify.

Associations of "Parameters" (30 Words)

border	A district near the border between two areas. A pool bordered by palm trees.
boundary	A limit of something abstract, especially a subject or sphere of activity. The river marks the boundary between the two regions.
circumscribe	Draw (a figure) round another, touching it at points but not cutting it. Our actions are circumscribed by our biology personality and by the social and cultural context into which we are born.
confine	Restrict or confine. Within the confines of the hall escape was difficult.
curb	Restrain a horse by means of a curb. She promised she would curb her temper.
degree	A unit of temperature on a specified scale. Second degree relatives.
delimit	Determine the limits or boundaries of. Agreements delimiting fishing zones.
demarcate	Set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something. Art was being demarcated from the more objective science.
detain	Cause to be slowed down or delayed. Customs officers may detain goods for up to two days.
dispersed	Distributed or spread over a considerable extent. Has ties with many widely dispersed friends.
edge	Provide with an edge. A flamenco singer brings a primitive edge to the music.
extent	The distance or area or volume over which something extends. An orchard of considerable extent.
finite	Of verbs; relating to forms of the verb that are limited in time by a tense and (usually) show agreement with number and person. Every computer has a finite amount of memory.
grade	Arrange in or allocate to grades classify or sort. She teaches first grade.
insofar	To the degree or extent that. Insofar as it can be ascertained the horse lung is comparable to that of man.
limit	Final or latest limiting point. The failure showed the limits of British power.
normalcy	Expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common.
overestimate	An excessively high estimate. The figure of 30 per cent was an overestimate.
overrate	Make too high an estimate of. His father greatly overrated his abilities.
periphery	The outer limits or edge of an area or object. New buildings on the periphery of the hospital site.
precinct	The police station situated in a precinct. At the precinct a desk sergeant ran through her ID.
range	Have a range be capable of projecting over a certain distance as of a gun. No one would know if he had survived to live out his life in the ranges back from the river country.
restrain	Place limits on (extent or access. The need to restrain public expenditure.
restrict	Place under restrictions limit access to by law. The Zoological Gardens were at first restricted to members and their guests.
scope	A telescope microscope or other device having a name ending in scope. Such questions go beyond the scope of this book.
scrimp	Be thrifty or parsimonious; economize. I have scrimped and saved to give you a good education.
stint	Subsist on a meager allowance. He doesn t stint on wining and dining.
stratum	A thin layer within any structure. A stratum of flint.
varying	Differing in size, amount, degree, or nature. The varying angles of roof slope.
widely	Far apart; with a wide space or interval between. She was widely read.