COEFFICIENT
Co`ef*fi"cient, a.
Defn: Coöperating; acting together to produce an effect.
Co`ef*fi"cient*ly, adv.
COEFFICIENT
Co`ef*fi"cient, n.
1. That which unites in action with something else to produce the same effect.
2. Etym: [Cf. F. coefficient.] (Math.)
Defn: 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.
3. (Physics)
Defn: A number, commonly used in computation as a factor, expressing the amount of some change or effect under certain fixed conditions as to temperature, length, volume, etc.; as, the coefficient of expansion; the coefficient of friction. Arbitrary coefficient (Math.), a literal coefficient placed arbitrarily in an algebraic, expression, the value of the coefficient being afterwards determined by the conditions of the problem.
COEHORN
Coe"horn, n. Etym: [From its inventor, Baron Coehorn.] (Mil.)
Defn: A small bronze mortar mounted on a wooden block with handles, and light enough to be carried short distances by two men.