Real Dictionary

parameter
a considered opinion; judgment [...]
an approximate calculation [...]
one of a number of auxiliary variables in terms of which all the variables in an implicit functional relationship can be explicitly expressed [...]
Parameters are factors or limits which affect the way that something can be done or made.
the act of setting or the state of being set [...]
the moral principles and beliefs or accepted standards of a person or social group [...]
the surroundings in which something is set; scene [...]
the unlimited three-dimensional expanse in which all material objects are located [...]