parameter
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Then, pick activities that fit within that parameter.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
In a notice in the Federal Register published Friday, BIS said the rule eliminates wind gust tolerance as a control parameter and removes national security licensing requirements for drones with capabilities lasting under three hours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
They also demonstrated that interference between the bright and dark modes could be handled as a single integrated design parameter.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 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
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
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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
We have clear boundaries about roles and tasks, and we’re able to create very pragmatic parameters of what to do when we’re facing a disagreement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
It may take up a page, or a couple of pages, of mostly bullet-style notes setting out your parameters for everything from your yearly spending to how often you’ll look at the statement.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Koelsch provided no real parameters for Martínez Celaya, stipulating only that he wanted a “radically large-scale painting.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Of course, officially, guardians weren’t supposed to show favouritism, but there were little displays of affection all the time within certain parameters; and most of what Ruth suggested fell easily within them.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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