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英/pəɹˈæmɪtɐ/
美/pɝˈæmətɝ/
01n.

参变数, 参变量, 参数, 参量

a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves; any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance; a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data