parameter vs quantity

quantity vs parameter

parameter and quantity both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
parameter	Yes	No	No	No
quantity	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, quantity is a hypernym of parameter; that is, quantity is a word with a broader meaning than parameter:

parameter: a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data
quantity: the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable

parameter (noun)	quantity (noun)
a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves	how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data	an adequate or large amount
(computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program	the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable
any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance

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