parameter
Definition
Definable, measurable, and constant or variable characteristic, dimension, property, or value, selected from a set of data (or population) because it is considered essential to understanding a situation (or in solving a problem). In comparison, a perimeter sets the external boundary of a situation but does not help in assessing it, and a statistic is a measure of a sample and not that of a population.
parameter is in the Statistics, Mathematics, & Analysis subject.
parameter appears in the definitions of the following terms:
regulator,
monitor,
design parameters,
threshold,
specification (spec),
cost estimating relationship (CER),
technical architecture,
visual control,
acquisition program baseline,
specification limits
and
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