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  • 1Parameter — Pa*ram e*ter, n. [Pref. para + meter: cf. F. param[ e]tre.] 1. A constant number which is part of a theory, function, or calculation, whose value is not determined by the form of the theory or equation itself, and may in some cases be arbitrary… …

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  • 2Number the Brave — Studio album by Wishbone Ash Released 1981 …

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  • 3Number 5 (album) — Number 5 Studio album by Steve Miller Band Released November 1970 …

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  • 4Parameter — For other uses, see Parameter (disambiguation). Parameter from Ancient Greek παρά also “para” meaning “beside, subsidiary” and μέτρον also “metron” meaning “measure”, can be interpreted in mathematics, logic, linguistics, environmental science[1] …

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  • 5Parameter space — In generative art people talk about parameter space as the set of possibleparameters for a generative system. In statistics one can study the distribution of a random variable. Several models exist, the most common one being the normal… …

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  • 6Parameter (computer science) — In computer programming, a parameter is a variable which takes on the meaning of a corresponding argument passed in a call to a subroutine. In the most common case, call by value, a parameter acts within the subroutine as a local (isolated) copy… …

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  • 7Number theory — A Lehmer sieve an analog computer once used for finding primes and solving simple diophantine equations. Number theory is a branch of pure mathematics devoted primarily to the study of the integers. Number theorists study prime numbers (the… …

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  • 8Number One Crossbar Switching System — The Number One Crossbar Switching System, or 1XB switch, was the primary urban local telephone exchange design used by the Bell System in the mid 20th century. Its switch fabric topology was based on the earlier urban panel switch system, which,… …

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  • 9parameter —   Any one of a number of possible variables relating to a process or phenomenon.   See also characteristic …

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  • 10Immirzi parameter — The Immirzi parameter (also known as the Barbero Immirzi parameter) is a numerical coefficient appearing in loop quantum gravity, a nonperturbative theory of quantum gravity. The Immirzi parameter measures the size of the quantum of area in… …

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