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 |
|---|---|
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |