value vs parameter

parameter vs value

value and parameter both are nouns.

value is a verb but parameter is not a verb.

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

As nouns, parameter is a hyponym of value; that is, parameter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than value:

value: a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
parameter: (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program

Other hyponyms of value include characteristic root of a square matrix, eigenvalue, eigenvalue of a matrix, eigenvalue of a square matrix, scale value, argument.

value (noun)	parameter (noun)
the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable	a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves
relative darkness or lightness of a color	a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed	(computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
an ideal accepted by some individual or group	any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance
the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else
(music) the relative duration of a musical note

value (verb)	parameter (verb)
evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
regard highly; think much of
estimate the value of
fix or determine the value of; assign a value to
hold dear

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