Thesaurus: coefficient

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1. a. Cooperating; acting together to produce an effect.
2. n. That which unites in action with something else to produce the same effect.
3. n. 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.
4. n. 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.
5. n. a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic
6. Coöperating; acting together to produce an effect. Co`ef*fi"cient*ly, adv. 1. That which unites in action with something else to produce the same effect. 2. Etym: [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. 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. 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.
7. Coöperating; acting together to produce an effect.Co`ef*fi"cient*ly, adv.
8. n:100 n. a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic