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co·ef·fi·cient

   [koh-uh-fish-uhnt]
noun
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Mathematics. a number or quantity placed (generally) before and multiplying another quantity, as 3 in the expression 3x.
2.
Physics. a number that is constant for a given substance, body, or process under certain specified conditions, serving as a measure of one of its properties: coefficient of friction.
adjective
3.
acting in consort; cooperating.

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Origin:
1655–65; < Neo-Latin coefficient- (stem of coefficiēns). See co-, efficient

Related forms
co·ef·fi·cient·ly, adverb
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  • It would be interesting to see the coefficient of correlation over the last chunk of time.
  • No medium has a higher coefficient of trustworthiness than any other.
  • The inbreeding coefficient is a measure of relatedness between two individuals.
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coefficient (ˌkəʊɪˈfɪʃənt)
 
—n
1.  maths
 a.  a numerical or constant factor in an algebraic term: the coefficient of the term 3xyz is 3
 b.  the product of all the factors of a term excluding one or more specified variables: the coefficient of x in 3axyz is 3ayz
2.  physics a value that relates one physical quantity to another
 
[C17: from New Latin coefficiēns, from Latin co- together + efficere to effect]

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coefficient
1660s, from co- + efficient, probably influenced by Mod.L. coefficiens, used in mathematics 16c.
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coefficient co·ef·fi·cient (kō'ə-fĭsh'ənt)
n.
The mathematical expression of the amount or degree of any quality possessed by a substance, or of the degree of physical or chemical change normally occurring in that substance under stated conditions.

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coefficient   (kō'ə-fĭsh'ənt)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. A number or symbol multiplied with a variable or an unknown quantity in an algebraic term. For example, 4 is the coefficient in the term 4x, and x is the coefficient in x(a + b).

  2. A numerical measure of a physical or chemical property that is constant for a system under specified conditions. The speed of light in a vacuum, for example, is a constant.


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