GRE Word List
PARAMETER
an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)
The meaning of the word parameter is an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hortatory | hortative |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |