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 |
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| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| freebooter | pirate |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |