parameter

Word family adjectiveparametralnounparameter

pa·ram·e·ter /pəˈræmɪtə $ -ər/ AWL noun [countableC usually plural]

LIMITa set of fixed limits that control the way that something should be done 限定因素；界限，范围

The inquiry has to stay within the parameters laid down by Congress.

调查必须局限于国会设定的范围之内。

Examples from the Corpus

parameter• Here, current rather than potential is the estimated parameter.• No other morphometric or laboratory parameter showed such a constant trend at the individual level.• They would also give rise to a smaller Schwarzschild mass parameter, and hence greater curvature on the horizon.• Values of the solubility parameter for simple liquids can be readily calculated from the enthalpy of vaporization.

From Longman Business Dictionary

parameterpa·ram·e·ter /pəˈræmətə-ər/ noun [countableC usually plural]

a set of fixed limits that control the way something is done

Business lawyers advise clients on the legal parameters within which economic activity must operate.

The agency now plans to propose a rule that would set parameters for exchange markets.

Origin parameter

(1600-1700) Modern Latin para- ( → PARA-) + Greek metron “measure”

单词	parameter
释义	parameter Word family adjectiveparametralnounparameter pa·ram·e·ter /pəˈræmɪtə $ -ər/ ●○○ AWL noun [countableC usually plural] LIMITa set of fixed limits that control the way that something should be done 限定因素；界限，范围 The inquiry has to stay within the parameters laid down by Congress. 调查必须局限于国会设定的范围之内。 Examples from the Corpus parameter• Here, current rather than potential is the estimated parameter.• No other morphometric or laboratory parameter showed such a constant trend at the individual level.• They would also give rise to a smaller Schwarzschild mass parameter, and hence greater curvature on the horizon.• Values of the solubility parameter for simple liquids can be readily calculated from the enthalpy of vaporization. From Longman Business Dictionary parameterpa·ram·e·ter /pəˈræmətə-ər/ noun [countableC usually plural] a set of fixed limits that control the way something is done Business lawyers advise clients on the legal parameters within which economic activity must operate. The agency now plans to propose a rule that would set parameters for exchange markets. Origin parameter (1600-1700) Modern Latin para- ( → PARA-) + Greek metron “measure”
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