parameter

nouns

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

is derived from

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

parameter

is a type of (narrower)

anything that contributes causally to a result

"a number of factors determined the outcome"

(computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program

argument, parameter

a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data

parameter

is a type of (narrower)

the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable