coefficient
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Because the antennas have different geometries, each one also has a different propagation coefficient, which describes how light moves through the structure.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
But you don’t have to compute the coefficient to know that matte tiles are better than shiny ones, and small tiles are better than the big ones because the grout lines provide friction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Over rolling five-year periods since 1968, the correlation coefficient between monthly changes in gold and the GPR has varied from a low of minus 0.28 to a high of plus 0.33.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026
In an interview, he pointed out that the correlation coefficient rises mechanically during periods of heightened volatility — such as what we’ve seen in recent years.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
The series of equations we needed to work described the parameters of thrust coefficient, nozzle-throat area, combustion-chamber cross-sectional areas, and velocity of the gases predicted for any particular propellant.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
The correlation coefficients of gold to the EPU and the GPR are positive, while bitcoin’s correlations to these two risk indexes are both inverse.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 23, 2026
The pan evaporation data is then converted to reservoir evaporation data using an adjustment factor known as pan coefficients.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2024
Inbreeding coefficients are commonly used by biologists to assess the health of an entire population of creatures.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2023
In 1997, Lennart Johansson was Uefa president and Aigner its general secretary when runners-up from the eight highest-ranked leagues, according to Uefa coefficients, were allowed into the Champions League for the first time.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2022
Ifx represents the vector of variables, b and c are vectors of known coefficients, and A is a matrix of coefficients, determine the maximum value of the objective function cTx .
From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman
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