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

WordMeaning
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
poignancythe quality or state of being poignant
dismissto permit or cause to leave
egressa place or means of going out : exit
illicitnot permitted : unlawful
bulkmagnitude
conspiracythe act of conspiring together
inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
assailto attack violently : assault