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In other words, different physical processes can produce very similar observable signatures, making it challenging for the AI to correctly identify which parameter is responsible.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026

By the yardstick of its own goals, the nation’s second-largest school system is likely to fall short by nearly every parameter — taking in sample measures of literacy, math and social emotional learning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 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

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 when we used the same parameters as original impact modeling - down to the equal temperature structures inside both bodies - within around five hours, an intact moon emerged."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

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

Next time you offer to buy someone drinks — or anything, really — set the parameters first.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Unlike proprietary models, open-weight models publicly share underlying numerical parameters, or “weights,” and are generally cheaper to run.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

With the B form, however, mere inspection of its X-ray picture gave several of the vital helical parameters.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson