Definition:Parameter


 * Predicate logic:
 * Another term for proper name or constant symbol.


 * Descriptive statistics and inductive statistics:
 * A numerical description of a population, also known as a population parameter.


 * Differential equations:
 * A parameter of a differential equation is an arbitrary constant arising from the evaluation of a primitive during the course of finding its solution.

Also see

 * Definition:Parameter of One-Parameter Family of Curves