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 |
|---|---|
| tawny | of the color tawny |
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| lateral | of or relating to the side |
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| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
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| quarry | game |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| beatitude | a state of utmost bliss |