- Coefficient - Definition, Examples | Coefficient of a Variable - Cuemath
Coefficient In mathematics, a coefficient is a number or any symbol representing a constant value that is multiplied by the variable of a single term or the terms of a polynomial It is usually a number, but sometimes may be replaced by a letter in an expression For example, in the expression: ax 2 + bx + c, x is the variable and 'a' and 'b' are the coefficients
- Coefficient Definition (Illustrated Mathematics Dictionary) - Math is Fun
A number used to multiply a variable Example: 6z means 6 times z, and "z" is a variable, so 6 is a coefficient Variables with no number have a coefficient of 1 Example: x is really 1x Sometimes a letter stands in for the number
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