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parameter

[puh-ram-i-ter] / pəˈræm ɪ tər /


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"Acceleration is not merely a kinematic detail -- it may act as a thermodynamic control parameter of QCD matter," explains Professor Huang.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 31, 2026

“The exchange rate is not a trigger parameter for the ECB.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 2, 2026

Based on this parameter, you’ll see Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” is missing, but a documentary about the master of monsters himself is included.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 22, 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

It is rumored to have more than a trillion training parameters, putting it in the same league as some of the largest AI models ever designed.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

If you’re ever asked to sign a non-compete agreement again, be sure you’re totally comfortable with its parameters.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

It is also surprisingly simple, relying on only a handful of adjustable parameters and a small number of assumptions within the framework of general relativity.

From Science Daily Aug. 18, 2026

But John’s history is disturbing in a way that’s outside the usual parameters of the Justice League of America.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

And with the sugar-phosphate backbone placed on the outside, and the general parameters of the measurements ascertained, the model builders could begin the most exacting phase of model building.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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