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Coefficient vs Biquinary - What's the difference?

coefficient | biquinary |

As adjectives the difference between coefficient and biquinary

is that coefficient is while biquinary is (mathematics) a system of arithmetic, and notation, in which each decimal digit is represented by a coefficient of five and a coefficient of one.

As a noun coefficient

is .

coefficient

Alternative forms

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Adjective

(en adjective)
  • cooperating
  • * 1850 , August Neander, The Life of Jesus Christ in Its Historical Connexion and Historical ... , page 13
  • And so our own idea of Christ compels us to admit that two factors, the one natural, the other supernatural, were coefficient in his entrance into human life;
  • * 2005 , Mathew Callahan, Boff Whalley, The Trouble with Music , page 12
  • Nevertheless, there was some substance to the notion that acclaim and merit were coefficient .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mathematics) A constant by which an algebraic term is multiplied.
  • A number, value or item that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic.
  • Hyponyms

    * coefficient of friction

    Derived terms

    * coefficient of friction * correlation coefficient * Gini coefficient

    biquinary

    English

    Alternative forms

    * bi-quinary

    Adjective

    (Bi-quinary coded decimal) (-)
  • (mathematics) A system of arithmetic, and notation, in which each decimal digit is represented by a coefficient of five and a coefficient of one
  • Usage notes

    * This is the system on which the function of the abacus is based.