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1. (n.) coefficient
a number or quantity placed generally before and multiplying another quantity, as 3 in the expression
3x.
2. coefficient
Physics. a constant that is a measure of a property of a substance, body, or process :
coefficient of friction.
3. (adj.) coefficient
acting in consort; cooperating.
Etymology: (1655–65; < NL coefficient-, s. of coefficiēns. See co -, efficient)
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| Definition of 'Coefficient' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) coefficient
a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Coefficient
cooperating; acting together to produce an effect
2. (noun) Coefficient
that which unites in action with something else to produce the same effect
3. (noun) Coefficient
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
4. (noun) Coefficient
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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The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. Coefficient
In algebra, the numerical multiplier of a symbol, as in the expression "5x," 5 is the coefficient. In physics, generally a number expressing the ratio or relation between quantities, one of which is often unity, as a standard or base of the set of coefficients. Thus the coefficient of expansion by heat of any substance is obtained by dividing its volume for a given degree of temperature by its volume at the standard temperature as 0º C., or 32º F. This gives a fraction by which if any volume of a substance, taken at 0º C., or at whatever may be taken as the basic temperature, is multiplied, the expanded volume for the given change of temperature will be obtained as the product. A coefficient always in some form implies the idea of a multiplier. Thus the coefficient of an inch referred to a foot would be 1/12 or .833+, because any number of inches multiplied by that fraction would give the corresponding number of feet.
[Transcriber's note: 1/12 is 0.0833+]
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