коефицие́нт — meaning in English

English meaning

• coefficient noun A number placed in front of a variable that multiplies it, in an algebraic expression.
• factor noun One of several things that contributes to or influences a result.
• index noun An alphabetical list at the back of a book showing where topics can be found.
• quotient noun The result you get when one number is divided by another.
• rate noun A measure of how fast something happens, or how one quantity compares to another.

Senses

коефицие́нт is used for these senses in English:

• coefficient (mathematics) A constant by which an algebraic term is multiplied.
• coefficient A number, value, or item that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic.
• factor (causal analysis) Influence; a phenomenon that affects the nature, the magnitude, and/or the timing of a consequence.
• index (science) A number representing a property or ratio; a coefficient.
• quotient (mathematics) By analogy, the result of any process that is the inverse of multiplication as defined for any mathematical entities other than numbers.
• rate The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another. [from 15th c.]

coefficient — full definition

1. noun A number placed in front of a variable that multiplies it, in an algebraic expression.
2. noun A number that measures a particular physical property or characteristic.

factor — full definition

1. noun One of several things that contributes to or influences a result.
2. noun A number that divides evenly into another number.
3. verb To rewrite a mathematical expression as a product of simpler terms, or to find the numbers that divide it evenly.
4. verb To take something into account when making a decision.

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