parameter
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"The millimeter and submillimeter radio bands remain almost completely unexplored for SETI, so this is really about opening up a new area of parameter space to search."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
They also note that every parameter in the VLE carries significant uncertainty, much like the Drake Equation.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 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
Next time you offer to buy someone drinks — or anything, really — set the parameters first.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
The sound of the band is an anomaly, even within the obscure parameters of underground Latin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Several Chinese AI developers are building models with five trillion to 10 trillion parameters, a shorthand figure for a model’s capabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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 parameters of the award are wide open. Excellence is the only criterion.”
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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