parameter

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

This parameter controls how predictable or adventurous the generated responses are.

From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2026

"This would require moving away from simply using caste as the parameter for redistribution of available resources, to use of both caste and income levels in policymaking."

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025

Could my relationship status, a parameter by which Meta allows advertisers to target its ads, have also played a role?

From Slate • Jul. 16, 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