parameter

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pa·ram·e·ter /pəˈræmɪtə $ -ər/ ●○○ AWL noun [countable usually plural]  LIMITa set of fixed limits that control the way that something should be done 限定因素；界限，范围 The inquiry has to stay within the parameters laid down by Congress. 调查必须局限于国会设定的范围之内。

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parameter• Here, current rather than potential is the estimated parameter.• No other morphometric or laboratory parameter showed such a constant trend at the individual level.• They would also give rise to a smaller Schwarzschild mass parameter, and hence greater curvature on the horizon.• Values of the solubility parameter for simple liquids can be readily calculated from the enthalpy of vaporization.From Longman Business Dictionaryparameterpa‧ram‧e‧ter /pəˈræmətə-ər/ noun [countable usually plural] a set of fixed limits that control the way something is doneBusiness lawyers advise clients on the legal parameters within which economic activity must operate.The agency now plans to propose a rule that would set parameters for exchange markets.Origin parameter (1600-1700) Modern Latin para- ( → PARA-) + Greek metron “measure”

pa·ram·e·ter nounChineseSyllable  

control Business way fixed of that the Corpus a that set limits

parameter
pa‧ram‧e‧ter AC /pəˈræmətə, pəˈræmɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countable usually plural]a set of fixed limits that control the way that something should be done:
    The inquiry has to stay within the parameters laid down by Congress.

par·am·eter AW BrE /pəˈræmɪtə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /pəˈræmɪtər/ 🔊 noun [usually plural] (formal) something that decides or limits the way in which sth can be done 决定因素；规范；范围◆to set/define the parameters 制订／设定规范◆We had to work within the parameters that had already been established. 我们必须在已设定的范围内工作。🔊🔊