English Explanatory Dictionary

coefficient

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Cooperating.
noun
  1. A constant by which an algebraic term is multiplied.
  2. An entry of a matrix.
  3. A number, value, or item that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic.

Pronunciation

[ˌkəʊ.ɪˈfɪʃn̩t] [ˌkəʊ.iˈfɪʃn̩t] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-coefficient.wav /ˌkoʊ.ɪˈfɪʃənt/ /ˌkoʊ.əˈfɪʃənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-coefficient.wav

Word forms

coefficient more coefficient most coefficient coëfficient coefficients

Etymology

From French coefficient. Coined by French mathematician François Viète. Or influenced by (New) Latin coefficient-, which is the stem of coefficiens, which is a substantivation of the present active participle of coefficio, which comes from co- and efficio.

Synonyms

entry term constant

Derived words

coefficiently Coriolis coefficient eigencoefficient piezocoefficient coefficient matrix coefficientwise
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