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parameter

[puh-ram-i-ter] / pəˈræm ɪ tər /


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Using measured local wind and ice conditions, along with just one additional parameter that had little effect on the overall outcome, the model successfully reproduced three observations that had previously been difficult to explain.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

Then, pick activities that fit within that parameter.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 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 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

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

“I think that becoming more experienced with that and trying to work within those parameters to experience the fulfillment of what that particular craft offers,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Proud as the French are of their politics being rooted in street demonstrations, many in Limoges felt the town hall's destruction went far beyond the parameters of reasonable protest.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

While I want to caution against putting our unquestioned trust and faith in any shiny new “magic bullet,” it is clear that, within certain parameters, specialized AI programs can detect early signs of disease.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

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

It was beyond his control, and though this was due to the natural parameters of his gift and no personal failing, it didn't spare him Minya’s judgment.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor


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