Coefficient

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coefficient \Co`ef*fi"cient\, a.
     Cooperating; acting together to produce an effect.
     {Co`ef*fi"cient*ly}, adv.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Coefficient \Co`ef*fi"cient\, n.
     1. That which unites in action with something else to produce
        the same effect.
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     2. [Cf. F. coefficient.] (Math.) A number or letter put
        before a letter or quantity, known or unknown, to show how
        many times the latter is to be taken; as, 6x; bx; here 6
        and b are coefficients of x.
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     3. (Physics) A number, commonly used in computation as a
        factor, expressing the amount of some change or effect
        under certain fixed conditions as to temperature, length,
        volume, etc.; as, the coefficient of expansion; the
        coefficient of friction.
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     {Arbitrary coefficient} (Math.), a literal coefficient placed
        arbitrarily in an algebraic expression, the value of the
        coefficient being afterwards determined by the conditions
        of the problem.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  coefficient
       n : a constant number that serves as a measure of some property
           or characteristic

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  40 Moby Thesaurus words for "coefficient":
     coacting, coactive, coadjutant, coadjuvant, collaborative,
     collective, collectivist, collectivistic, collusive, combined,
     commensal, common, communal, communalist, communalistic, communist,
     communistic, communitarian, concerted, concordant, concurrent,
     concurring, conjoint, conniving, cooperant, cooperating,
     cooperative, ecumenic, fellow, harmonious, harmonized, joint,
     mutual, noncompetitive, reciprocal, symbiotic, synergetic,
     synergic, synergistic, uncompetitive