coefficient
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1. a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | constant, |
| definition | : | a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | absorptance, absorption coefficient, coefficient of absorption, |
| definition | : | a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | coefficient of drag, drag coefficient, |
| definition | : | the ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and the surface area of the body (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | coefficient of friction, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | coefficient of mutual induction, mutual inductance, |
| definition | : | a measure of the induction between two circuits; the ratio of the electromotive force in a circuit to the corresponding change of current in a neighboring circuit; usually measured in henries (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | coefficient of self induction, self-inductance, |
| definition | : | the ratio of the electromotive force produced in a circuit by self-induction to the rate of change of current producing it, expressed in henries (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | modulus, |
| definition | : | (physics) a coefficient that expresses how much of a specified property is possessed by a specified substance (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | coefficient of expansion, expansivity, |
| definition | : | the fractional change in length or area or volume per unit change in temperature at a given constant pressure (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | transmission, transmittance, |
| definition | : | the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | weight, weighting, |
| definition | : | (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance (noun.quantity) |
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