coefficient

CEFRB2

[ˌkəʊ.ɪˈfɪʃn̩t]

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A number that multiplies a variable in a mathematical expression.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A constant by which an algebraic term is multiplied.

Examples

  • How do you solve for the coefficient of a fraction?

  • We assessed reliability using the Cronbach's alpha coefficient and validity using the correlation analysis.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • [ˌkəʊ.iˈfɪʃn̩t]
  • /ˌkoʊ.ɪˈfɪʃənt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An entry of a matrix.

  2. A number, value, or item that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic.

More examples

In context

  • Near-synonym: constant

  • Nevertheless, there was some substance to the notion that acclaim and merit were coefficient.

  • 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;

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.