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parameter

[puh-ram-i-ter] / pəˈræm ɪ tər /


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AT&T’s own OTel model, which is an open model customized with telecom-specific data, was tested in 32 different variations of model type and parameter size, Markus said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 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

"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

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

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

The company will resume releasing models with open weights, meaning their parameters can be downloaded by anyone, something it paused after reorganizing its AI operations last year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Critics argued that it flew in the face of innocent-before-proven-guilty parameters and that the job of police was to investigate, not adjudicate.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

A model’s parameters are the variables it uses to learn and recognize patterns during training, and they serve as a sort of memory.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Tally tweaked the eye-shape parameters, pulling the arch of the eyebrows down almost to normal.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld




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