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coefficient
English
Alternative forms
- coëfficient
Etymology
From French coefficient. Coined by French mathematician François Viète. Or influenced by (New) Latin coefficient-, which is the stem of coefficiens, which is a substantivation of the present active participle of coefficio, which comes from co- and efficio.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?k??.??f??n?t/, /?k??.i?f??n?t/
- Rhymes: -???nt
Adjective
coefficient (comparative more coefficient, superlative most coefficient)
- 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
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
coefficient (plural coefficients)
- (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.
Hyponyms
- (a number, value or item that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic): coefficient of friction
Derived terms
Translations
French
Alternative forms
- coëfficient
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?.e.fi.sj??/
Noun
coefficient m (plural coefficients)
- coefficient
Derived terms
- coefficient d'erreur
- coefficient de remplissage
Further reading
- “coefficient” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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quotient
English
Etymology
From Latin quoti?ns, from quoti?s.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?kw????nt/
- (US) enPR: kw??sh?nt, IPA(key): /?kwo???nt/
Noun
quotient (plural quotients)
- (arithmetic) The number resulting from the division of one number by another.
- (arithmetic) The integer part of the result of such division.
- (mathematics) By analogy, the result of any process that is the inverse of multiplication as defined for any mathematical entities other than numbers.
- (obsolete, rare) A quotum or quota.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
See also
Other terms used in elementary arithmetic:
Anagrams
- not quite
French
Etymology
From Latin quoti?ns, from quoti?s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?.sj??/
Noun
quotient m (plural quotients)
- quotient (result of a division).
Derived terms
- quotient intellectuel
Further reading
- “quotient” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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