Parameter — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves

any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɚɹˈæmɪɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pəɹˈamɪtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pəɹˈamɪtə/

4 syllables Say it as /pɚɹˈæmɪɾɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

parametric quantity argument

Word Forms

parametric

adjective

of or relating to or in terms of a parameter

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

paramètre

une constante dans l'équation d'une courbe qui peut varier pour produire une famille de courbes similaires

🇪🇸Spanish

parámetro

una constante en la ecuación de una curva que puede variarse para producir una familia de curvas similares

🇮🇹Italian

parametro

una costante nell'equazione di una curva che può essere variata per produrre una famiglia di curve simili

🇵🇹Portuguese

parâmetro

uma constante na equação de uma curva que pode ser variada para produzir uma família de curvas semelhantes

🇷🇺Russian

параметр

константа в уравнении кривой, которую можно изменять, чтобы получить семейство подобных кривых

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पैरामीटर

वक्र के समीकरण में एक स्थिरांक जिसे समान वक्रों का एक परिवार प्राप्त करने के लिए बदला जा सकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

প্যারামিটার

একটি বক্ররেখার সমীকরণে একটি ধ্রুবক যা অনুরূপ বক্ররেখার একটি পরিবার প্রদান করতে বিভিন্ন হতে পারে

🇮🇳Tamil

அளவுரு

ஒரு வளைவின் சமன்பாட்டில் ஒரு மாறிலி, இது ஒரே மாதிரியான வளைவுகளைக் கொண்ட குடும்பத்தை வழங்குவதற்கு மாறுபடும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పరామితి

ఒక వక్రరేఖ యొక్క సమీకరణంలో స్థిరంగా ఉంటుంది, ఇది ఒకే విధమైన వక్రరేఖల కుటుంబాన్ని అందించడానికి మారవచ్చు

🇮🇳Marathi

पॅरामीटर

वक्र समीकरणातील एक स्थिरांक जो समान वक्रांचे एक कुटुंब मिळवण्यासाठी भिन्न असू शकतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરિમાણ

વળાંકના સમીકરણમાં એક અચલ કે જે સમાન વળાંકના કુટુંબને ઉપજ આપવા માટે વૈવિધ્યસભર હોઈ શકે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಯತಾಂಕ

ಒಂದೇ ರೀತಿಯ ವಕ್ರಾಕೃತಿಗಳ ಕುಟುಂಬವನ್ನು ನೀಡಲು ಬದಲಾಗಬಹುದಾದ ವಕ್ರರೇಖೆಯ ಸಮೀಕರಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಿರವಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരാമീറ്റർ

ഒരു വക്രത്തിൻ്റെ സമവാക്യത്തിലെ ഒരു സ്ഥിരാങ്കം, സമാന വക്രതകളുള്ള ഒരു കുടുംബം നൽകുന്നതിന് വ്യത്യാസപ്പെടാം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੈਰਾਮੀਟਰ

ਇੱਕ ਵਕਰ ਦੇ ਸਮੀਕਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਸਥਿਰ ਜੋ ਸਮਾਨ ਵਕਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਵੱਖ ਵੱਖ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیرامیٹر

ایک منحنی خطوط کی مساوات میں ایک مستقل جو ایک جیسے منحنی خطوط کے خاندان کو حاصل کرنے کے لیے مختلف ہو سکتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

范围

曲线方程中的常数，可以改变它以产生一系列相似的曲线

🇯🇵Japanese

パラメータ

類似した曲線のファミリーを生成するために変更できる曲線の方程式の定数

🇰🇷Korean

매개변수

유사한 곡선군을 생성하기 위해 변화될 수 있는 곡선 방정식의 상수

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tham số

một hằng số trong phương trình của một đường cong có thể thay đổi để tạo ra một họ đường cong tương tự

🇹🇭Thai

พารามิเตอร์

ค่าคงที่ในสมการของเส้นโค้งที่สามารถแปรผันได้เพื่อให้ได้ตระกูลเส้นโค้งที่คล้ายกัน

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المعلمة

ثابت في معادلة المنحنى يمكن تغييره لينتج عائلة من المنحنيات المتشابهة

🇮🇷Persian

پارامتر

ثابتی در معادله یک منحنی که می توان آن را تغییر داد تا خانواده ای از منحنی های مشابه به دست آید

🇹🇷Turkish

parametre

benzer eğrilerden oluşan bir aile elde etmek için değiştirilebilen bir eğrinin denklemindeki sabit

🇮🇱Hebrew

פָּרָמֶטֶר

קבוע במשוואה של עקומה שניתן לגוון כדי להניב משפחה של עקומות דומות

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