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parameter

[puh-ram-i-ter] / pəˈræm ɪ tər /


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"In standard quantum mechanics, time is treated as an external, classical parameter that is not affected by the quantum system being studied," explains Curceanu.

From Science Daily May 3, 2026

Bonsai 8B is an 8-billion parameter large language model, trained using Google v4 TPUs.

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

True open-source models allow full access to training data and code, while open-weight models typically share only the numerical parameters, or “weights,” that underlie them.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 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

He immediately regretted it, because the moment those names had faces, they became people instead of parameters.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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