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coefficient.

Cooperating.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˌkəʊ.ɪˈfɪʃn̩t]UK[ˌkəʊ.iˈfɪʃn̩t]UK/ˌkoʊ.ɪˈfɪʃənt/Canada, US/ˌkoʊ.əˈfɪʃənt/Canada, US
  1. Cooperating.

Where this word comes from

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.

noun[ˌkəʊ.ɪˈfɪʃn̩t]UK[ˌkəʊ.iˈfɪʃn̩t]UK/ˌkoʊ.ɪˈfɪʃənt/Canada, US/ˌkoʊ.əˈfɪʃənt/Canada, US
  1. A constant by which an algebraic term is multiplied.

  2. An entry of a matrix.

  3. A number, value, or item that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic.

Where this word comes from

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.

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