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).
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| Word | Meaning |
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| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
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| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
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