coefficient

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Recent Examples of coefficient The Coupe’s coefficient of drag is slightly lower, 0.23 vs. 0.25, which Porsche says results in about 3 percent more range. Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026 The final participants are divided into four pots of nine each based on the coefficient ranking system. Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026 This coefficient accounts for the impact that technological and other developments under the authority of the university have on global industry. Time Staff, Time, 28 Jan. 2026 Blame the coefficient of friction. Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coefficient
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coefficient
Noun
  • There are various theories, but there's a certain amount of this kind of behavior that definitely bears watching.
    Dana Taylor, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • What about a legal right for AIs to freely access the public internet (the right to information); or a legal right for AIs to interact with other AIs (the right to associate); or a legal right to some minimum amount of computing power (the right to necessary resources)?
    Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • Ortega graduated from high school as an accomplished student-athlete and through his DACA status was able to earn a college degree and become a teacher.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 26 June 2026
  • His academic scholarship took them to Champaign-Urbana, where Joe earned an engineering degree from the University of Illinois.
    Rebecca McCarthy, AJC.com, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • The traditional approach, stocking warehouses with large quantities of pre-sized boxes, hasoften led to inefficiencies.
    Matt Emma, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • That led to the creation of Scrumpt, a bakery centered on quality over quantity and Southern nostalgia.
    Kaitlyn Harvey, AJC.com, 24 June 2026

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“Coefficient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coefficient. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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