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Recent Examples of coefficient
The 18 qualified teams were split into pots of three, according to their UEFA coefficient, and were drawn against two teams from each pot, with three matches away and three at home.
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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
According to the International Energy Agency, the coefficient of performance (the ratio of electricity in to heat energy out) is about four, making current models 3 to 5 times more energy efficient than gas boilers.
—Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025
For the purpose of the draw, the 18 teams are separated into three pots of six based on their UEFA club coefficient rankings.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
For example, there’s the negative temperature coefficient in most reactors.
—Big Think, 14 Aug. 2025
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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
According to the International Energy Agency, the coefficient of performance (the ratio of electricity in to heat energy out) is about four, making current models 3 to 5 times more energy efficient than gas boilers.
—Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025
For the purpose of the draw, the 18 teams are separated into three pots of six based on their UEFA club coefficient rankings.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
For example, there’s the negative temperature coefficient in most reactors.
—Big Think, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coefficient
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The city lifted its snow emergency Monday, but cleaning up the streets is taking a good amount of heavy lifting.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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For those who want to volunteer, contact the Loveland Chamber of Commerce, but know that the combination of a decline in the amount of mail and the increase in volunteers means there may not be much need.—
Mindy Sink,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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Temperatures in some areas will drop to minus minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit, the State Emergency Service warned.—
AAMER MADHANI AND SUSIE BLANN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Yet businesses operating inside these walled gardens must accept a degree of strategic vulnerability.—
Sahar Hashmi,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Over the years, the state’s mining industry has resulted in large quantities of coal mining waste that are being viewed as having the potential to be reused to extract rare earth elements and other critical minerals.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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To do this, the researchers investigated important quantities called eigenvalues.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Coefficient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coefficient. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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