coefficient

coefficient is a topic covered in the Taber's Medical Dictionary.

To view the entire topic, please or .

Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary 24th Edition Online + App from F.A. Davis and Unbound Medicine. Find 75,000 medical and nursing definitions. Download to iPhone, iPad, and Android. Explore these free sample topics:

-- The first section of this topic is shown below --

(kō″ĕ-fĭsh′ĕnt)

To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.


1. In chemistry, a numeral put before a chemical formula or compound to indicate the number of molecules of that substance taking part in the chemical reaction.
2. An expression of the ratio between two different quantities, or the effect produced by varying certain factors.

-- To view the remaining sections of this topic, please or --

(kō″ĕ-fĭsh′ĕnt)

To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.


1. In chemistry, a numeral put before a chemical formula or compound to indicate the number of molecules of that substance taking part in the chemical reaction.
2. An expression of the ratio between two different quantities, or the effect produced by varying certain factors.

There's more to see -- the rest of this topic is available only to subscribers.