co|ef|fi|cient

co|ef|fi|cient
co|ef|fi|cient «KOH uh FIHSH uhnt», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a number or symbol put with and multiplying another; cofactor. In 3x, 3 is the coefficient of x, and x is the coefficient of 3; in axy, a is the coefficient of xy.
2. Physics. a ratio used as a multiplier to calculate the behavior of a substance under different conditions of heat, light, pressure, friction, or other physical conditions.
3. a thing that unites in action with something else in producing an effect or result; cooperating cause.
–adj.
cooperating.

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