coefficient


Definition: Meaning of, coefficient in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˌkəʊɪˈfɪʃ(ə)nt /

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coefficient coefficients
[countable] [technical]
  1. the number by which an unknown quantity is multiplied
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  • Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient (noun)
    1. statistics the most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between variables that are linearly related
  • absorption coefficient (noun)
    1. as light a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber
  • biserial correlation coefficient (noun)
    1. statistics a correlation coefficient in which one variable is many-valued and the other is dichotomous
  • coefficient of absorption (noun)
    1. as light a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber
  • coefficient of concordance (noun)
    1. concordance statistics a coefficient of agreement between different sets of rank orderings of the same set of things
  • coefficient of correlation (noun)
    1. perfect positive correlation no correlation perfect negative correlation statistics a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 through 0 to +1
  • coefficient of drag (noun)
    1. the ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and the surface area of the body
  • coefficient of elasticity (noun)
    1. physics the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body
  • coefficient of expansion (noun)
    1. the fractional change in length, area or volume per unit change in temperature at a given constant pressure
  • coefficient of friction (noun)
    1. the ratio of the weight of an object being moved along a surface and the force that maintains contact between the object and the surface
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