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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

measure, quantity, amount go
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

definite quantity go
a specific measure of amount

number go
a concept of quantity involving zero and units

constant go
a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context

coefficient
a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic

noun.quantity

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absorption coefficient, coefficient of absorption, absorptance go
a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance
drag coefficient, coefficient of drag go
the ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and the surface area of the body
coefficient of friction go
the ratio of the weight of an object being moved along a surface and the force that maintains contact between the object and the surface
coefficient of mutual induction, mutual inductance go
a measure of the induction between two circuits
coefficient of self induction, self-inductance go
the ratio of the electromotive force produced in a circuit by self-induction to the rate of change of current producing it, expressed in henries
modulus go
(physics) a coefficient that expresses how much of a specified property is possessed by a specified substance
expansivity, coefficient of expansion go
the fractional change in length or area or volume per unit change in temperature at a given constant pressure
reflectivity, coefficient of reflection, reflection factor, reflectance go
the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface
transmission, transmittance go
the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance
coefficient of viscosity, absolute viscosity, dynamic viscosity go
a measure of the resistance to flow of a fluid under an applied force
weight, weighting go
(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance