coefficient

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The definition of a coefficient is a number or symbol that helps to provide a mathematical result.

An example of coefficient is 6 in the following algebra equation, 6x - 2.

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coefficient

a factor that contributes to produce a result
Math. a number or algebraic symbol prefixed as a multiplier to a variable or unknown quantity (Ex.: x in x(y+z),6 in 6ab)
Physics a number, constant for a given substance, used as a multiplier in measuring the change in some property of the substance under given conditions: the coefficient of expansion

Origin of coefficient

co- + efficient: origin, originally an adjective meaning “cooperating”

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coefficient

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A number or symbol multiplied with a variable or an unknown quantity in an algebraic term, as 4 in the term 4 x, or x in the term x ( a + b ).
A numerical measure of a physical or chemical property that is constant for a system under specified conditions, such as the coefficient of friction.

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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).
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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Adjective

(comparative more coefficient, superlative most coefficient)

cooperating

Noun

(plural coefficients)

(mathematics) A constant by which an algebraic term is multiplied.
A number, value or item that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic.

Origin

From French coefficient, coined by French mathematician François Viète.

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