See Also: coefficient(dictionary)
coefficient(dictionary)
Coefficient(medicine)
Coefficient of determination(money)
temperature coefficient(medicine)
selection coefficient(medicine)
sedimentation coefficient(medicine)
respiratory coefficient(medicine)
reliability coefficient(medicine)
reflection coefficient(medicine)

coefficient (iou)



coefficient adjective & noun. M17.
[mod. Latin coefficient-: see CO-, EFFICIENT.]
A. adjective. Cooperating to produce a result. Now rare or obsolete. M17.
b. noun.
A joint or cooperating agent or factor in producing a cause. E18.
a. Math. A known or constant quantity placed before and multiplying another. E18.
differential coefficient = DERIVATIVE noun 3.
b. Chiefly Physics. A multiplier or factor which expresses the magnitude of some property of a particular substance etc. E19.
absorption coefficient, coefficient of expansion, coefficient of friction, coefficient of permeability, pluviometric coefficient, Racah coefficient, virial coefficient, etc.