Coefficient
[ˌkəʊ.ɪˈfɪʃn̩t]Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjCooperating.
nounA constant by which an algebraic term is multiplied.
Sentence Examples
We assessed reliability using the Cronbach's alpha coefficient and validity using the correlation analysis.
How do you solve for the coefficient of a fraction?
CEFR Practice Quiz
The mathematician calculated the ____ of friction for the metal surface.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
In mathematics, a ____ is a constant value in an expression.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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;"
— 1850, August Neander, The Life of Jesus Christ in Its Historical Connexion and Historical ..., page 13:
"Nevertheless, there was some substance to the notion that acclaim and merit were coefficient."
— 2005, Mathew Callahan, Boff Whalley, The Trouble with Music, page 12:
"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."
— 2016, Anthony E. Armenàkas, Advanced Mechanics of Materials and Applied Elasticity, CRC Press, page 681:
"Definition 3.7. A lattice Λ is called an integral lattice if its Gram matrix has coefficients in ℤ."
— 2004, Frédérique Oggier, Emanuele Viterbo, Algebraic Number Theory and Code Design for Rayleigh Fading Channels, Now Publishers Inc, page 17:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The mathematician calculated the ____ of friction for the metal surface.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
In mathematics, a ____ is a constant value in an expression.