coefficient

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Recent Examples of coefficient 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 This coefficient accounts for the impact that technological and other developments under the authority of the university have on global industry. Time Staff, Time, 28 Jan. 2026 Blame the coefficient of friction. Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coefficient
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Noun
  • There are various theories, but there's a certain amount of this kind of behavior that definitely bears watching.
    Dana Taylor, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • What about a legal right for AIs to freely access the public internet (the right to information); or a legal right for AIs to interact with other AIs (the right to associate); or a legal right to some minimum amount of computing power (the right to necessary resources)?
    Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • Inspectors also found tomatoes, cheese, cooked chicken and beef between 48 and 51 degrees.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026
  • Exposure to full sunshine can increase heat index values by up to 15 degrees.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • During the construction of the Panama Canal, their steam shovels helped remove staggering quantities of earth, cutting a path between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
    Malika Bowling, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Though the quantity seems excessive, Jefferson likely couldn’t easily access such goods at his primary residence of Monticello, and McClure said his stint in Philadelphia offered an opportunity to stock up for his wife.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

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“Coefficient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coefficient. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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