coefficient
IPA: koʊʌfˈɪʃʌnt
noun
- (mathematics) A constant by which an algebraic term is multiplied.
- A number, value, or item that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic.
adjective
- Cooperating.
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Examples of "coefficient" in Sentences
- The challenge is to compute from the coefficients.
- Divide the coefficients and subtract the exponents.
- Because of the coefficients, the equation is balanced.
- The referee with the highest coefficient wins the trophy.
- The matrix is known as the matrix of regression coefficients.
- The absorption coefficient of the rubber is satisfactorily high.
- The coefficient is negative in accordance with the law of demand.
- The coefficients are proportional to the masses of the disturbances.
- The proportionality is independent of the units on the coefficients.
- The testing is performed by the verification of the Walsh coefficients.
- The notion of nobility coefficient is suspended whenever Russia is involved.
- The variation in the nonlinear damping coefficient is what cases the the shot string to elongate.
- He had them flip tires and push sleds, varying the resistance based on what he called the coefficient of friction.
- If the coefficient is -1.2, then a 1% increase in the price of beer will lead to a 1.2% decrease in consumption of beer.
- If the coefficient is -0.8, then a 1% increase in the price of beer will lead to a 0.8% decrease in consumption of beer.
- The correlation coefficient is high, probably close to .8 out of 1.0, meaning that the economy is about 80% constrained by oil.
- This coefficient is linearly dependent on the drag coefficient (the parameter I was varying), but it is dependent on the shot pellet's radius squared.
- For example, suppose the coefficient from the regression above was -1.08, and you determined that it takes an 8% increase in the beer tax to result in a 1% increase in the total price of beer.
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