Chinese word

参数

Pronunciation

Pinyincān shù

Meaning

  • nounparameter

Example

你可以调整这些参数吗？nǐ ké yǐ tiáo zhěng zhè xiē cān shù ma

Can you adjust these parameters?

Illustration for 参数 (parameter)

More examples

请在页面上设置参数后再提交。qǐng zài yè miàn shàng shè zhì cān shù hòu zài tí jiāo

Please set the parameters on the page before submitting.

Core concept

A control point in a calculation, model, device, or program that can change its outcome.

Common phrases

  • 设置参数shè zhì cān shù

    set parameters

  • 查看参数chá kàn cān shù

    view parameters

Similar words

设置shè zhì: A setting that controls how a device or app works or looks.
选项xuǎn xiàng: A choice available for selection from two or more possibilities.
值zhí: A specific number or text string used in a setting or calculation.

Definition in Chinese

在某一情境或模型中，用来表示可以调整或会影响结果的量或设定项，既可以是数值也可以是选项。zài mǒu yì qíng jìng huò mó xíng zhōng yòng lái biǎo shì ké yǐ tiáo zhěng huò huì yíng xiǎng jié guǒ de liàng huò shè dìng xiàng jì ké yǐ shì shù zhí yě ké yǐ shì xuǎn xiàng

Word origin

参数 (cānshù, "parameter") began as a mathematical term for a number that helps describe or calculate a result, then broadened in modern technical language to include nonnumeric settings.

Usage tips

  • In everyday technical talk, this word is normal for settings on apps, machines, and programs, so a specific noun such as sound level or time often makes the meaning clearer.

Other meanings

  • argumentnoun
  • configuration parameternoun

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