Timeline for Mathematical words outside of mathematics
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| Dec 21, 2019 at 17:19 | comment | added | Yoav Kallus | The usage note in the American Heritage Dictionary is interesting on this one. It does not mention confusion with "perimeter," so I don't really think that's a major cause of this usage. More likely the interpretation of a parameter as an external constraint on the system. ahdictionary.com/word/… | |
| Dec 21, 2019 at 16:58 | comment | added | Gerry Myerson | parameter gets confused with perimeter in much general usage. | |
| S Dec 21, 2019 at 10:48 | history | answered | Gerald Edgar | CC BY-SA 4.0 | |
| S Dec 21, 2019 at 10:48 | history | made wiki | Post Made Community Wiki by Gerald Edgar |