Astronomy   View all facts   Glossary   Help
abstraction > theory related concept > free parameter
Next theory related concept: prediction    Up: theory related concept    Previous theory related concept: fine-tuning   

free parameter
subjectfact 
free parameterhas definition A number which is needed to define a theory well enough so that predictions can be made, but which must be determined by experiment or observation.has source: Guth, A.H. 1997 The Inflationary Universe, Addison-Wesley, 2001-09-27 09:34:05.0
is a kind of theory related concept2001-09-27 09:34:05.0