coefficient

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Recent Examples of coefficient First, the industry wants operational risk-capital slashed by capping the Business Indicator coefficient at a flat 12 percent, rather than the tiered 12/15/18 percent structure regulators proposed. — Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 The obstacles are lattice and thermal expansion coefficient mismatch between GaN and silicon, which generates threading dislocations during epitaxial growth. — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026 Paris Saint-Germain are up two places to third after securing their second successive Champions League victory, with a final victory over Arsenal — Mikel Arteta’s side, who recorded the highest cumulative coefficient points for 2025-26, are up five places to seventh. — Colin Millar, New York Times, 3 June 2026 The final participants are divided into four pots of nine each based on the coefficient ranking system. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coefficient
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Noun
  • Employees will lessen amount in cold hold and mark it for four-hour disposal.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The Brewers have an exceptional amount of talent too, and Murphy's routine of pretending like his team is a bunch of humble farmers who were playing stickball out back a few days ago is absurd and offensive.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The bat might have gone higher than the 25-degree launch angle on his homer.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • That compares with 72,000 degrees per hour measured by the researchers’ earlier silicon nitride Brillouin gyroscope.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The start of initial production marks a manufacturing milestone for the cxMHR, but Leonardo DRS has not disclosed production quantities, customer orders, delivery schedules, or a timeline for operational deployment in its announcement.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Devices that move tiny quantities of fluid have potential applications in microfluidics and minimally invasive medical technologies, where controlling flow through narrow channels can be challenging.
    — Mike McRae October 12, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026

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“Coefficient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coefficient. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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