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Webster 1913 Edition
Coefficient
Coˊef-fi′cient
,Noun.
1.
That which unites in action with something else to produce the same effect.
2.
[Cf. F.
coefficient
.] (Math.)
A number or letter put before a letter or quantity, known or unknown, to show how many times the latter is to be taken;
as, 6x; bx; here 6 and b are
. coefficients
of x
3.
(Physics)
A number, commonly used in computation as a factor, expressing the amount of some change or effect under certain fixed conditions as to temperature, length, volume, etc.;
as, the
. coefficient
of expansion; the coefficient
of frictionArbitrary coefficient
(Math.)
, a literal coefficient placed arbitrarily in an algebraic expression, the value of the coefficient being afterwards determined by the conditions of the problem.
Webster 1828 Edition
Coefficient
COEFFICIENT
, n.1.
That which unites in action with something else to produce the same effect.2.
In algebra, a number or known quantity put before letters, or quantities, known or unknown, and into which it is supposed to be multiplied; as in 3x and ax, 3 and a are the coefficients of x.3.
In fluxions, the coefficient of any generating term is the quantity which arises from the division of that term by the generated quantity.Definition 2024
coëfficiënt
coëfficiënt
See also: coefficient and coëfficient
Dutch
Noun
coëfficiënt m (plural coëfficiënten, diminutive coëfficiëntje n)
- coefficient (algebraic constant)