coefficientとは

語源

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 coefficere, which comes from co- and efficere.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˌkəʊ.ɪˈfɪʃn̩t/, /ˌkəʊ.iˈfɪʃn̩t/

形容詞

coefficient (comparative more coefficient, superlative most coefficient)

1. 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.

名詞

coefficient (複数形 coefficients)

1. (mathematics) A constant by which an algebraic term is multiplied.
2. A number, value or item that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic.

下位語

• (a number, value または item that serves as a measure of some property または characteristic): coefficient of friction

派生語

• coefficient of friction
• correlation coefficient
• Gini coefficient