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).
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| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |