coefficient

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Recent Examples of coefficient Specifically, your function has to be a polynomial—a combination of variables raised to whole-number exponents and multiplied by coefficients. Stephen Ornes, Wired News, 27 Apr. 2025 Unlike most clubs, which qualify by winning continental titles, the Bundesliga side secured its spot through UEFA's four-year coefficient rankings, rewarding consistency and excellence over time. Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025 After all, wins in games against top teams like Portugal improve the FIFA coefficient standings and increase the chance of an easier group at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America. Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025 The stage at which teams begin qualifying is based on their domestic association’s club coefficient ranking, which is calculated by UEFA. Paul Taylor, New York Times, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for coefficient
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Noun
  • New models no longer show significant improvements from scaling up size or the amount of training data.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 13 July 2025
  • The cruise line is based in Hamburg, Germany and draws a substantial amount from the European market (especially Germany).
    Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • Perhaps the degree of financial aggression and engineering that is starting to become a feature of the AI investment rush.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 July 2025
  • Steamers heat to between 200 and 300 degrees Fahrenheit, so stay focused on your task so as not to accidentally burn yourself.
    Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • With a double harbor set at the tip of a long and sinewy peninsula on a highly strategic coastline, Knidos grew rich from its favorable natural position and from trading wine, olive oil and vast quantities of amphorae.
    Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
  • Better Online Ticket Sales Act (BOTS Act): The FTC is directed to enforce the BOTS Act, which aims to prevent the use of bots to purchase large quantities of tickets for resale at elevated prices.
    Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

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“Coefficient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coefficient. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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