"Parameters" is a context-dependent concept. There are a number of ways to sign
parameters based on the intended meaning and the extent of established context.
The way I sign parameters at the beginning of a lesson on parameters is
different than the way I sign the concept at the end of the lesson. During the
initial introduction of the concept (when teaching in an American classroom) the
term "parameters" is commonly fingerspelled and then explained using signs such
as EACH SIGN HAS DIFFERENT DIFFERENT PART. We can use other signs such as "ITS"
(the 3rd person possessive pronoun" and CHARACTER-(characteristics) and then
explain the various characteristics using signs such as MOVE-around, HANDS
SHAPE, AREA-(location) PALM-[forward/back]-(palm-orientation). At some point we
end up using the non-dominant hand "INDEX-list" sign that is sometimes labeled
as "THESE." Then from that point on during that conversation we tend to sign
"parameters" by signing "SIGN INDEX-list." The next day in class we can be more
brief in our introduction of the topic and more quickly move to the point where
we sign "INDEX-list" and our students know exactly to what we are referring.
See: https://youtu.be/hALar-FlDEE
INDEX-LIST-[on-the-non-dominant-hand]
THESE-[non-dominant-hand-indexing]-[list]-[items]-[parameters]-[aspects]
Notes:
If you mean parameters as in "measurements" see:
MEASURE
If you mean parameters as in "parts" see: SOME/part
If you mean parameters as in a "list" see: LIST
Also see:
DIFFERENT
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