COEFFICIENT

n. Ko-e2f-i2sh'e2nt. Lat., coefflciens (from con, together, and efficere, to produce). Fr., c. Ger., C.^Koefflzient. It., coefficiente. Sp., coeficiente. A numerical quantity indicative of the rate at which a body undergoes some mechanical, physical, or chemical alteration. [B.] C. de ventilation pulmonaire (Fr.). The quantity of fresh air which remains in the lungs after O, no; O, not; O>, whole; Th, thin; Th, the; U, like oo in too; [s. 333]