parameter
noun [C usually plural] /pəˈræm.ɪ.tər/
/-ə.t̬ɚ/ Definition
› a set of facts or a fixed limit that establishes or limits how something can or must happen or be done: The researchers must keep within the parameters of the experiment. The central office sets/establishes the parameters that guide policy at the local level.Range and limits
(Definition of parameter noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- all the way to idiom
- ambit noun
- band noun (RANGE)
- bound noun (LIMIT)
- boundary noun
- condition noun (AGREED LIMIT)
- glass ceiling noun
- limit noun
- limited adjective
- narrow adjective (LIMITED)
- narrowly adverb
- specialized adjective
- spectrum noun (RANGE)
- spread noun (AREA COVERED)
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