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With a steel roof and doors, and other body panels in aluminum, its aerodynamic design results in a low coefficient of drag with high downforce, while the absence of spoilers gives it a monolithic, sculptural shape that is imposing from every angle.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
As measured by the Gini coefficient, which ranges from zero (a hypothetical situation in which every person has the same income) to one (a hypothetical situation in which one person receives all income), global inequality fell from 0.70 in 1988 to 0.67 in 2008 and then further to 0.62 in 2013.
—Branko Milanovic, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2020
Note that rolling resistance is not the same as the coefficient of friction between the tire and the runway surface, which prevents slipping, and is generally high.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 July 2014
The first coefficient ends up capturing the size of the denominators ruled out by the first fraction; the second coefficient captures the size of the denominators ruled out by the second fraction; and so on.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
As measured by the Gini coefficient, which ranges from zero (a hypothetical situation in which every person has the same income) to one (a hypothetical situation in which one person receives all income), global inequality fell from 0.70 in 1988 to 0.67 in 2008 and then further to 0.62 in 2013.
—Branko Milanovic, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2020
Note that rolling resistance is not the same as the coefficient of friction between the tire and the runway surface, which prevents slipping, and is generally high.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 July 2014
The first coefficient ends up capturing the size of the denominators ruled out by the first fraction; the second coefficient captures the size of the denominators ruled out by the second fraction; and so on.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coefficient
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To determine rankings, the study analyzed 100 cities for the amount of pollen, the number of specialists in the area and the amount of medicine used.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Apr. 2025
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For as much nature, there’s an equal amount of culture, too.—
Asia London Palomba,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2025
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In a defense sentencing memo, Gonzalez’s attorney describes her as a gifted and enterprising young woman who acquired a B.S. degree in civil and environmental engineering and architectural design from Stanford in 2015, and was involved in other entrepreneurial activities beyond her drug business.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Yemane’s academic ambitions led him to study architecture, earning both undergraduate and master’s degrees.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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An exploding star, for example, blasts out huge quantities of material into space at exceedingly high speed.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
25 Apr. 2025
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Reveal Success Or Failure Predictors Businesses can harness AI to analyze vast quantities of unstructured data on customer engagement, projects and deliverables.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Coefficient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coefficient. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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