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 |
|---|---|
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |