parameter

In computer programming, special kind of variable that holds data that was passed as an argument to a subroutine

EntityQ1410440

Also known as param · function parameter · subroutine parameter · formal parameter · formal argument · neural parameter

Subclass of: variable

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In computer programming, a parameter, or formal argument, is a variable that represents an argument to a function call. A function's signature defines its parameters. A call invocation involves evaluating each argument expression of a call and associating the result with the corresponding parameter.

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Manifestation of: domain of a function
set
Uses: argument
Different from: option
large language model parameter
Main Wikidata property: data size applies to part: artificial neural network

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