coefficient
noun /ˌkəʊɪˈfɪʃnt/
/ˌkəʊɪˈfɪʃnt/
- (mathematics
) a number that is placed before another quantity and that multiplies it, for example 3 in the quantity 3x数学 系数 - (physics
) a number that measures a particular property (= characteristic) of a substance物理 (测定物质某种特性的)系数 - the coefficient of friction
摩擦系数
- the coefficient of friction
词源mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘cooperating to produce a result’): from modern Latin coefficient-, from com- ‘together’ + efficient- ‘accomplishing’.