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    Coefficient

    Definition

    noun | a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic

    Pronunciation

    k, ohuhf'ishuhnt (IPA: kˌoʊəfˈɪʃənt)

    Hyphenation

    co-ef-fi-cient (11 letters | 4 syllables)

    First known use in English

    1665 (European Renaissance) (360 years ago)

    Word frequency history

    Inflected form

    coefficients

    Narrower terms

    absolute viscosity | absorptance | absorption coefficient | coefficient of absorption | coefficient of drag | coefficient of expansion | coefficient of friction | coefficient of mutual induction | coefficient of reflection | coefficient of self induction | coefficient of viscosity | drag coefficient | dynamic viscosity | expansivity | modulus | ... (total: 24)

    Broader terms

    constant

    Rhymes

    beneficent | deficient | efficient | inefficient | insufficient | omniscient | proficient | sufficient (total: 8) (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Phrases

    biserial correlation coefficient | coefficient of concordance | coefficient of correlation | coefficient of elasticity | correlation coefficient | differential coefficient | multiple correlation coefficient | Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient | phi coefficient | product-moment correlation coefficient | ... (total: 15)

    Translations

    Spanish: | coeficiente (mathematics) French: | coefficient (mathematics) Portuguese: | coeficiente (mathematics) German: | Koeffizient (mathematics) Japanese: | 係数 (common noun) | 達率 (noun - suffix) | 数係数 (common noun)

    Other notable uses

    coefficient.com | coefficient.org | coefficient.info

    Crossword puzzle clues

    (none)

    Scrabble score

    21 (International English) | 21 (North American English)

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