Cō-ef-fī'cient1, a.
(-fish'ent, 63), a. [co and efficient, q. v.] Co-operating; acting in union to the same end.
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Coefficient
Cō-ef-fi'cient2, n.
n. 1. That which unites in action with something else to produce the same effect.
Sense 2. (Math.) A number or known quantity put before letters or quantities, known or unknown, to show how many times they are to be taken.
A co-efficient may be numerical, or it may be literal, or it may be mixed; that is, it may be expressed by means of both figures and letters. Math. Dict.