Coefficient

[,kəʊɪ'fɪʃ(ə)nt] or [,koɪ'fɪʃnt]

Definition

(noun.) a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic.

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Definition

(a.) Cooperating; acting together to produce an effect.

(n.) That which unites in action with something else to produce the same effect.

(n.) A number or letter put before a letter or quantity, known or unknown, to show how many times the latter is to be taken; as, 6x; bx; here 6 and b are coefficients of x.

(n.) A number, commonly used in computation as a factor, expressing the amount of some change or effect under certain fixed conditions as to temperature, length, volume, etc.; as, the coefficient of expansion; the coefficient of friction.

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Definition

n. that which acts together with another thing: (math.) the numerical or literal factor prefixed to an unknown quantity in any algebraic term.—n. Coeffi′ciency.—adv. Coeffi′ciently.

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