modify a parameter

/ˈmɒdɪfaɪ ə pəˈræmɪtə(r)/

verb phrase

  1. To change or adjust the value, setting, or variable of a parameter in order to affect how a system, process, program, or function works.

    B2

    transitive

    • "You can modify a parameter in the program's settings."B1
    • "The engineer modified a parameter to improve the model's accuracy."B2
    • "The scientist modified the parameter in the experiment to test a new hypothesis."B2

Collocations

modify a parametermodify a parameter in the codemodify a parameter valueparameter valueparameter settingadjust a parameter

Word family

modifymodificationmodifierparametermodificationsparameterizedparameterization