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coefficient
- [ˌkəʊ.ɪˈfɪʃn̩t] UK
- [ˌkəʊ.iˈfɪʃn̩t] UK
- /ˌkoʊ.ɪˈfɪʃənt/ Canada, US
- /ˌkoʊ.əˈfɪʃənt/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -ɪʃənt
Where it comes from
From French coefficient. Coined by French mathematician François Viète. Or influenced by (New) Latin coefficient-, which is the stem of coefficiens, which is a substantivation of the present active participle of coefficio, which comes from co- and efficio.
adjective more coefficient · most coefficient · coëfficient
- Cooperating. And so our own idea of Christ compels us to admit that two factors, the one natural, the other supernatural, were coefficient in his entrance into human life;
noun coefficients · coëfficient
- A constant by which an algebraic term is multiplied.
- An entry of a matrix. Notice that many of the terms of the matrices [Sᵉ] (e = 1, 2, 3) vanish. We call the non-vanishing coefficients of the matrix [Sᵉ] the stiffness coefficients of element e and we denote them by Kᵣₛᵉ.
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A number, value, or item that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic.
Near-synonym: constant
Similar: constant
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: rate, equivalence, factor, relative, indicator, utility, value, evidence, index, sampling, weighting, level, ratio, multiplier, percentage, alpha
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Every language
adj cooperating
| Español | coeficiente |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | गुणांक guṇāṅk |
| Português | coeficiente |
| Русский | содействующий sodejstvujuščij |
noun algebraic constant
| Español | coeficiente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 계수 gyesu |
| 日本語 | 係数 keisū |
| 中文 | 係數 /系数 xìshù |
| हिन्दी | गुणांक guṇāṅk |
| Português | coeficiente |
| Français | coefficient, facteur |
| Deutsch | Koeffizient |
| Italiano | coefficiente |
| Ελληνικά | συντελεστής syntelestís |
| Română | coeficient |
| Русский | коэффицие́нт koefficijént, фа́ктор fáktor |
| Tiếng Việt | hệ số |
| العربية | مُعَامِل muʕāmil |
| עברית | מקדם mekadém |
noun measure of some property or characteristic
| 日本語 | 係数 keisū |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 係數 /系数 xìshù |
| हिन्दी | गुणांक guṇāṅk |
| Português | coeficiente |
| Français | coefficient |
| Deutsch | Koeffizient |
| Italiano | coefficiente |
| Русский | коэффицие́нт koefficijént |
Talk about this word "coefficient." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/coefficient. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. coefficient. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/coefficient "coefficient." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/coefficient.Cite this
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