(mathematics, programming, informal) Abbreviation of parameter.

(chemistry, dated) dicyandiamide

plural of param

(chiefly India, military) The highest military decoration awarded in India.

A value kept constant during an experiment, equation, calculation or similar, but varied over other versions of the experiment, equation, calculation, etc.

(often postpositive) Highest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent. / Of the highest importance. / (obsolete) Of a law, right, etc.: having precedence over or superior to another.

A chief or superior; (specifically, chiefly South Africa) an African chief having the highest status in a region; a paramount chief.

(programming) A value supplied to a method or function, as opposed to a formal parameter.

(programming) An abstract representation, typically including a name and a type, of a parameter expected to be passed to a method or function.

An individual trained to medically stabilize people through various interventions, victims of trauma or medical events outside of a hospital setting and preparing them for transport to a medical facility.