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Definition of coefficient noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

coefficient

noun
 
/ˌkəʊɪˈfɪʃnt/
 
/ˌkəʊɪˈfɪʃnt/
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  1. (mathematics) a number that is placed before another quantity and that multiplies it, for example 3 in the quantity 3x
  2. (physics) a number that measures a particular property (= characteristic) of a substance
    • the coefficient of friction
    3. Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘cooperating to produce a result’): from modern Latin coefficient-, from com- ‘together’ + efficient- ‘accomplishing’.
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