What’s the difference between a free parameter and a degree of freedom?

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I was recently told that they may not be the same thing. What’s the difference between the two? Is there any context where they’re the same thing?

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In some contexts, they may be the same thing. Usually “degree of freedom” refers to kinematic/dynamic parameters (position and momentum, mainly), at least in my experience.