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  • (UK) IPA: /ˌkəʊˈɪ.fɪʃn̩t/, /ˌkəʊˈi.fɪʃn̩t/, SAMPA: /%k@U"I.fISn=t/, /%k@U"i.fISn=t/

[edit] Adjective

coefficient (comparative more coefficient, superlative most coefficient)

Positive
coefficient

Comparative
more coefficient

Superlative
most coefficient

  1. cooperating
    • 1850, August Neander, The Life of Jesus Christ in Its Historical Connexion and Historical ..., page 13
      And so our own idea of Christ compels us to admit that two factors, the one natural, the other supernatural, were coefficient in his entrance into human life;
    • 2005, Mathew Callahan, Boff Whalley, The Trouble with Music, page 12
      Nevertheless, there was some substance to the notion that acclaim and merit were coefficient.

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[edit] Noun

Singular
coefficient

Plural
coefficients

coefficient (plural coefficients)

  1. (mathematics) A constant by which an algebraic term is multiplied.
  2. A number, value or item that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic.

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /kɔ.e.fi.sjɑ̃/, SAMPA: /kO.e.fi.sjA~/

[edit] Noun

coefficient m. (plural coefficients)

  1. Coefficient.