socioeconomic parameters, an accurate sensitivity to the configurations

Hong Kong Leader Won’t Resign, but He Offers Talks

By AUSTIN RAMZY and KEITH BRADSHER 12:51 PM ET

But the chief executive, Leung Chun-ying, said any talks with protest leaders would be within the parameters of Beijing’s blueprint for political change in Hong Kong.

Bok "brings to the task a keenly analytical mind and an accurate sensitivity to the configurations
of institutional power and conflict."

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configuration[con・fig・u・ra・tion]

(kən-fĭg'yə-rā'shən)
n.

1. 1. Arrangement of parts or elements.
   2. The form, as of a figure, determined by the arrangement of its parts or elements. See synonyms at form.
2. Psychology. Gestalt.
3. Chemistry. The structural arrangement of atoms in a compound or molecule.
4. Computer Science.
   1. The way in which a computer system is set up: changed the configuration by resetting the parameters.
   2. The set of constituent components, such as memory, a hard disk, a monitor, and an operating system, that make up a computer system.
   3. The way that the components of a computer network are connected.

configurationally con·fig'u·ra'tion·al·ly adv.
configurative con·fig'u·ra'tive or con·fig'u·ra'tion·al adj.

[名][C][U]((形式))

1 （各部分・各要素の）相対的配置；（起伏のある）外形, 形状, 形

the geographical configuration of Japan
日本の地形.

2 事情, 情況.

3 《天文》星位；星団；《化学》（原子の）（立体）配置.

4 《コンピュータ》（機器）構成.

5 《心理学》形態.

con・fig・u・ra・tion・al

[形]

parameter

Line breaks: par|am¦eter

Pronunciation: /pəˈramɪtə 

  

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NOUN

1technical A numerical or other measurable factor forming one of a set that defines a system or sets theconditions of its operation:there are three parameters by which a speaker isable to modify the meaning of the utterance—pitch,volume, and tempo

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1.1Mathematics A quantity whose value is selectedfor the particular circumstances and in relation towhich other variable quantities may beexpressed.

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1.2Statistics A numerical characteristic of apopulation, as distinct from a statistic of asample.

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2A limit or boundary which defines the scope of aparticular process or activity:the parameters within which the media work

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Origin

mid 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek para-'beside' + metron 'measure'.

[名]
1 数学パラメーター.
(1)補助変数.
(2)媒介変数.
2 統計母集団特性値，母数.
3 コンピュータパラメーター：プログラムなどの実行の際に特定の値を与えられる変数.
4 ((通例～s))規定要因，特性，条件；限界

a contract spelling out the parameters of the job
仕事の条件を明記した契約書

within the parameters of the discussion at hand
当面の論議の枠内では.

pa・ram・e・ter・ize

[動](他)…のパラメーターを決める. 

pàr・a・mét・ric

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