COEFFICIENT


Meaning of COEFFICIENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkō-ə-ˈfi-shənt ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin coefficient-, coefficiens, from Latin co- + efficient-, efficiens efficient

Date: circa 1715

1. : any of the factors of a product considered in relation to a specific factor ; especially : a constant factor of a term as distinguished from a variable

2.

a. : a number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic (as of a substance, device, or process)

coefficient of expansion of a metal

b. : measure

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.