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quantity vs parameter

parameter vs quantity

quantity and parameter both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
quantity Yes No No No
parameter Yes No No No
As nouns, parameter is a hyponym of quantity; that is, parameter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than quantity:
  • quantity: the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable
  • parameter: a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data
Other hyponyms of quantity include quantum, term, numerical quantity, operand, variable, variable quantity, constant, constant quantity, invariable, mathematical product, product, amount, sum, total, proportional, binomial.
quantity (noun) parameter (noun)
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves
an adequate or large amount a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data
the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable (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
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