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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024co•ef•fi•cient (kō′ə fish′ənt),USA pronunciation n. - Mathematicsa number or quantity placed (generally) before and multiplying another quantity, as 3 in the expression 3x.
- Physicsa number that is constant for a given substance, body, or process under certain specified conditions, serving as a measure of one of its properties:coefficient of friction.
adj. - acting in consort;
cooperating.
- Neo-Latin coefficient- (stem of coefficiēns). See co-, efficient
- 1655–65
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