( n. )
One of the necessary data or values upon which a system of calculations depends, or general conclusions are based; as, the elements of a planet's orbit.
( n. )
One of the necessary data or values upon which a system of calculations depends, or general conclusions are based; as, the elements of a planet's orbit.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012