Meaning

3 senses

  1. A constant by which an algebraic term is multiplied.

    Koeffizient

    коэффицие́нтkoefficijént, фа́кторfáktor

    коефіціє́нтkoeficijént

  2. An entry of a matrix.

  3. A number, value, or item that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic.

    Near-synonym: constant

    Koeffizient

    коэффицие́нтkoefficijént

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

Examples

4 sentences

  1. The quadratic coefficient in this term is questionable.

    deDer quadratische Koeffizient ist in diesem Term fragwürdig. — TanukiKun

    rul · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. How do you solve for the coefficient of a fraction?

    shekitten · Tatoeba · CC0 · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. We assessed reliability using the Cronbach's alpha coefficient and validity using the correlation analysis.

    JFMorais · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  4. Even harmless-looking Diophantine equations with rather small coefficients can have absurdly large smallest solutions.

    deSelbst harmlos anmutende Diophantische Gleichungen mit recht kleinen Koeffizienten können skurril große kleinste Lösungen besitzen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

    DJ_Saidez · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

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Origin

From French coefficient. Coined by French mathematician François Viète. Or influenced by (

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.

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Forms

plural: coefficients
Singularcoefficient
Pluralcoefficients

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
entryB1termB1constantB2

Word family

2 related words
Derivedcoefficient matrixcoefficientwise

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
codifycodingcoeducationalcoercecoercioncoercivecoexist

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