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Summary

parameter ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (143 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • parameter is a type of variable[2].
  • parameter's manifestation of is recorded as domain of a function[3].
  • parameter's manifestation of is recorded as set[4].
  • parameter's main Wikidata property is recorded as P3575[5].
  • parameter's different from is recorded as option[6].
  • parameter's different from is recorded as large language model parameter[7].
  • parameter's uses is recorded as argument[8].

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Definition and Type

parameter is a type of variable[2].

Why It Matters

parameter ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (143 views/month).[1] parameter has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] parameter is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Uses → —
    Different from → option, large language model parameter
    Subclass of → variable
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 1668, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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