time parameter

noun3

1. •
   A function used to specify the maximum CPU utilization time permitted for the job to execute.
2. •
   A parameter that represents time.
3. •
   A value that represents the amount of time that has elapsed in a mathematical model of a process.

   • Thus, in a Friedman universe there are certain natural symmetries related to the dynamic geometry which serve as markers for the foliation of spacetime and the assigning of a cosmic time parameter. — 2002