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 |
|---|---|
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
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| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
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| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |