coefficientnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌkəʊ.ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt/us/ˌkoʊ.ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt/specializeda value, in mathematics, that appears in front of and multiplies another value:
In 2x + 4y = 7, 2 is the coefficient of x.
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