Hyphenation of parameter

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word parameter? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

pa-ra-me-ter

Definitions of parameter:

1.	A constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves
2.	Any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance
3.	(computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
4.	A quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data

Synonyms of parameter:

noun	parametric quantity, constant, constant quantity
noun	factor
noun	quantity

Last hyphenations of this language

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