Coefficient
WordNet
noun
(1) A constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- cooperating
- 1850, August Neander, The Life of Jesus Christ in Its Historical Connexion and Historical ..., page 13
- And so our own idea of Christ compels us to admit that two factors, the one natural, the other supernatural, were coefficient in his entrance into human life;
- 2005, Mathew Callahan, Boff Whalley, The Trouble with Music, page 12
- Nevertheless, there was some substance to the notion that acclaim and merit were coefficient.
- 1850, August Neander, The Life of Jesus Christ in Its Historical Connexion and Historical ..., page 13
Noun
- A constant by which an algebraic term is multiplied.
- A number, value or item that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic.