It's very easy to confuse parameter with perimeter. Not only do the two words sound the same, they both connote a boundary or limit. When parameter is used to mean "a boundary or limit," …

A parameter (from Ancient Greek παρά (pará) 'beside, subsidiary' and μέτρον (métron) 'measure'), generally, is any characteristic that can help in defining or classifying a particular …

PARAMETER definition: 1. a set of facts or a fixed limit that establishes or limits how something can or must happen or…. Learn more.

A quantity or number on which some other quantity or number depends. An informal example is, “Depending on the traffic, it takes me between twenty minutes and an hour to drive to work”; …

Perhaps because of its ring of technical authority, people have applied parameter more generally in recent years to refer to any factor that determines a range of variations and especially to a …

First, I must define my parameters. I can only put certain parameters down to ensure that doesn't happen and we'll see what happens thereafter.

Definition of parameter noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.