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parameter

[puh-ram-i-ter] / pəˈræm ɪ tər /


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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

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

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

Best of all, the shocker revelation explaining the shivery occurrences is haunting and persuasive—within the wide parameters of the genre, of course.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

The Flash model series is designed to be smaller, cheaper and faster to run, but lacks the power of the biggest models, which consist of trillions of numerical parameters.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

The sound of the band is an anomaly, even within the obscure parameters of underground Latin.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 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

“Today, you shall lay the groundwork for my next gleaning,” Scythe Faraday told him, then gave him a list of parameters that tomorrow’s subject should have.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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