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Multiplier vs Coefficient - What's the difference?

multiplier | coefficient |

As nouns the difference between multiplier and coefficient

is that multiplier is (arithmetic) a number by which another (the multiplicand) is to be multiplied while coefficient is .

As an adjective coefficient is

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multiplier

English

(wikipedia multiplier)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (arithmetic) A number by which another (the multiplicand) is to be multiplied.
    • In the expression'' 5 × 7, ''the "5" is a multiplier .
    The score multiplier increases each time you complete a level of the video game.
  • (grammar) An adjective indicating the number of times something is to be multiplied.
    • English multipliers include "double" and "triple".
  • (economics) A ratio used to estimate total economic effect for a variety of economic activities.
  • (physics) Any of several devices used to enhance a signal
  • # (physics, obsolete) a coil; when in 1820 invented the electric coil, increasing the electro-magnetic field from a single wire, this invention was called a multiplier .
  • A multiplier onion.
  • * 1995 , Marian Coonse, Onions, Leeks and Garlic: A Handbook for Gardeners (page 52)
    • Shallots are the most prolific of all the multipliers , and easier to grow than onions.

    See also

    * addition, summation: (augend) + (addend) = (summand) + (summand) = (sum, total) * subtraction: (minuend) ? (subtrahend) = (difference) * multiplication: (multiplier) × (multiplicand) = (factor) × (factor) = (product) * division: (dividend) ÷ (divisor) = (quotient), remainder left over if divisor does not divide dividend * mechanical torque multiplier * power multiplier (outlet) English agent nouns ----

    coefficient

    English

    (wikipedia coefficient)

    Alternative forms

    *

    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