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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
coefficient
/ˌkəʊ.iˈfɪʃn̩t/
adjective1 of 2
a number multiplied by a variable in an algebraic expression.
noun2 of 2
A constant by which an algebraic term is multiplied.
Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0)