A coefficient is a number that expresses a measurement of a particular quality of a substance or object under specified conditions. production coefficients. the number by which an unknown quantity is multiplied (coefficiens, from co- ( CO-) + efficiens ( EFFICIENT))
1 A number indicating the amount of some change under certain specified conditions, often expressed as a ratio
A constant used to multiply another quantity or series; as in 3 x and ax, 3 and a are coefficients ofx
A number or letter put before a letter or quantity, known or unknown, to show how many times the latter is to be taken; as, 6x; bx; here 6 and b are coefficients of x
one number in a matrix, or a constant in a polynomial expression coefficient of variation - a scene-derived parameter that is used as input to the Sigma and Local Statistics radar enhancement filters