parameter
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Using what the company calls a “mixture-of-experts” model, it could run a 30 billion parameter AI model in 3 gigabytes of memory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Then, pick activities that fit within that parameter.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
In a notice in the Federal Register published Friday, BIS said the rule eliminates wind gust tolerance as a control parameter and removes national security licensing requirements for drones with capabilities lasting under three hours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
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
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
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For more than 100 years, scientists have used a system based on Atwater parameters to estimate how much energy people can obtain from food.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Intrafamily loans establish clear parameters and legally binding terms that protect both parents and children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
"By controlling the parameters of the laser, you can control the characteristics of the plasma filament -- including its length," says Darshni.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026
The new model lets users download and customise the parameters, or "weights", that determine how it computes to their own servers.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
“Amina, you understand your presentation falls outside the parameters of the assignment,” Mr. Griffiths starts to say, pushing up his glasses and sounding exasperated.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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