parameters
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The law lays out a series of parameters that need to be met for an area to be defined as under stress, such as the ratio between house prices and incomes there.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
"No matter how sophisticated your controllers, in the end it's a human operator that sets the parameters for that control," Farre Kaga said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Chinese companies have released powerful open-weight models in recent weeks which let users download the numerical parameters that determine their behavior, prompting administration officials to consider restricting access to those tools due to security concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Next time you offer to buy someone drinks — or anything, really — set the parameters first.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 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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