Coefficient (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a number or quantity placed (generally) before and multiplying another quantity, as 3 in the expression 3x.
  2. a number that is constant for a given substance, body, or process under certain specified conditions, serving as a measure of one of its properties: coefficient of friction.
adjective
  1. acting in consort; cooperating.
noun
  1. maths
    • a numerical or constant factor in an algebraic term
    • the product of all the factors of a term excluding one or more specified variables
  2. a value that relates one physical quantity to another
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