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 |
|---|---|
| calorific | caloric |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |