coefficient
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The experiments revealed that bridgmanite's ability to trap water, measured by its water partition coefficient, increases sharply at higher temperatures.
From Science Daily
In the U.S. between 2019 and 2021, the Gini coefficient—a method of measuring household income and consumption— dropped by the greatest amount on record External link, indicating a sharp fall in inequality.
From Barron's
According to Kim, people often think first of Pearson's correlation coefficient when they hear the word agreement, since it is introduced early in statistics education and remains a fundamental tool.
From Science Daily
However, standard measures of income inequality, such as the Gini coefficient, changed little over the period.
Such has been Union's progress in European competitions in recent years, they actually have a significantly higher coefficient than Newcastle.
From BBC
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