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parameter

[puh-ram-i-ter] / pəˈræm ɪ tər /


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They also demonstrated that interference between the bright and dark modes could be handled as a single integrated design parameter.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

The company said it is also releasing 1-bit Bonsai 4 billion parameter and 1.7 billion parameter models, with 0.5 gigabytes and 0.24 gigabytes memory footprints, and even higher intelligence density.

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

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

The Wyden document avoids specific parameters, which makes precise cost estimates difficult.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Open-weight models allow anyone to download the numerical values, called weights, for each of the billions of parameters stored in their machine minds.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

"We don’t really see the creator twiddling twenty knobs to set twenty parameters to create the universe as we know it."

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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