a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves
(computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance
a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data
the size of something as given by the distance around it
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
a line enclosing a plane areas
