Parameter
What Parameter means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: AQA
A third variable, often time t, in terms of which x and y are separately expressed to describe a curve.
A third variable, usually t or θ, in terms of which x and y are given separately to describe a curve.
A constant within a model whose value determines a feature of the function, such as initial value, amplitude or rate of change.
A numerical value that describes a whole population, such as the population mean.
Topics that use Parameter
- C: Coordinate geometry in the (x, y) plane (AQA A-Level)
- K: Statistical sampling (AQA A-Level)
- Algebra and functions (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
- Coordinate geometry in the (x, y) plane (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Completing the square
- Eliminating the parameter
- Algebraic division by linear expressions
- Amplitude
- angle in a semicircle
- Asymptote
- Comparing coefficients
- Composite function
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