{
    "term": "parameter",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "something that decides or limits the way in which something can be done",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **set/define the parameters**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We had to work within the parameters that had already been established."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pəˈræmɪtə(r)/",
                "audio": "pa/parameter/parameter__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pəˈræmɪtər/",
                "audio": "pa/parameter/parameter__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek para- ‘beside’ + metron ‘measure’."
}