parametro
parameter
noun pah-RAH-meh-troh Rare
Origin: From Greek para- (beside) + metron (measure).
Also means
criterion
Usage Note
Parametro has antepenultimate stress: PAH-rah-meh-troh — do not stress the second syllable as English speakers tend to do. The plural is i parametri. In everyday Italian it is often used loosely to mean any criterion or standard, beyond its technical mathematical/scientific sense.
Examples
"I parametri di qualità devono essere rispettati."
Natural Translation
The quality parameters must be respected.
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