parameter
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Noun — A number or value that stays fixed while you work through one version of a calculation or experiment, but can be different in another version.
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Etymology
This came into English from French paramètre, from New Latin parametrum ("parameter"), which combines Ancient Greek παρα- (para-, "beside") and μέτρον (métron, "measure").
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