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a fixed limit that establishes how something should be done

I enjoy writing for the paper, but I wish my work wasn't bound by such tight parameters.

The climate model is supposed to let us plug in selected parameters and see the impact on sea level in future decades.
And now, I know that many of you have been waiting for the parameters of the auction itself.
Nicholas Sparks -- The Longest Ride
A delicate balance had to be found in the telling, parameters established as to time and the general's immediate contributions.
Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Identity
A computer whose merest operational parameters I am not worthy to calculate—and yet I will design it for you.
Douglas Adams -- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
I'll add a proximity parameter and remove the title weighting.
Dan Brown -- The Da Vinci Code
The Director had personally dictated the simulation's parameters, and Max had no idea what they would be.
Henry H. Neff -- The Maelstrom
That something is the theoretical framework, the parameters within which the laws of energy must operate.
Margaret Atwood -- Cat's Eye
As we mentioned before, the goal of the real-life sort is to see if you can sort real people and situations within certain parameters.
Ally Condie -- Matched
Whether it be the distance between bases or from the mound to home plate, limits and parameters are well-defined.
W. William Winokur -- The Perfect Game
Yes, Peter, I want you to change the testing parameters.
Ted Dekker -- Black: The Birth of Evil
Let's benchmark the parameters: Yes, I will die.
Jay Allison, et al. -- This I Believe
This asset will be damaged if this data goes beyond the parameters of this investigation.
J.D. Robb -- Immortal in Death
I had to find an approach, figure out if we could land there, figure out the performance parameters, and tell the company what we were doing.
Malcolm Gladwell -- Outliers
I know you've been given the general parameters of the mission, but let me add a few details.
Ted Dekker -- Red: The Heroic Rescue
It was a whole world, the mall, enclosed and safe, parameters neatly marked.
Sarah Dessen -- That Summer
It's called Eating and Drinking: Basic Parameters.
Don DeLillo -- White Noise
I have deduced that there is a relationship between these two masses that must be within certain parameters.
Homer Hickam -- October Sky
Well, God's not stupid; He sets parameters.
Jodi Picoult -- Change of Heart
"This method of orbital smelting is outside my experiential parameters," the ship replied.
John Ringo -- Live Free or Die

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