parameter

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /pəˈræm.ɪ.tə/

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Noun

Singular parameter

Plural parameters

1. (countable); (usually plural) A parameter is a boundary or a limit.

   The machine should run only within operational parameters; temperature, water flow, etc.

   The federal government sets financial parameters within which local authorities will have to work.