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A parameter is a quantity that changes characteristics of a system or a function.
Parameter may also refer to:
- Parameter (computer programming), special kind of variable
- Parameter (linguistics), a grammar rule that is variable across languages
- Parameters (journal), a journal of the U.S. Army War College
- In linguistics, see Principles and parameters
- Statistical parameter