the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods | a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves |
the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures | a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data |
| (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program |
| any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance |