noun · academic
parameter
UK/pəˈramɪtə(r)/US/pəˈræmətər/pa·RA·me·ter
a limit or boundary that defines the scope of a process; a variable that influences the outcome of an activity
Examples
“Researchers adjusted the parameters of the experiment to test different conditions.”
“Income is an important parameter when assessing living standards.”
“We need to define the parameters of the study before collecting data.”
Band 8 sentence
“The effectiveness of the policy depends on a range of parameters, including funding levels and administrative capacity.”
Collocations
- set/adjust parameters
- within parameters
Word family
Common mistakes
many parameter→many parameters
parameter of study→parameters of the study
Say it for a higher band
5factor→6variable→7+parameter
Synonyms
variable
Easily confused
variable
“The experiment included several variables, but the main parameter we altered was temperature.”
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