coefficient

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The correlation coefficient for all rolling four-month periods since 1926 is slightly negative — meaning there’s a slightly greater-than-even chance that four-month relative strength will be followed by four months of relative weakness.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026

The experiments revealed that bridgmanite's ability to trap water, measured by its water partition coefficient, increases sharply at higher temperatures.

From Science Daily • Dec. 26, 2025

However, standard measures of income inequality, such as the Gini coefficient, changed little over the period.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

Based on the average Uefa coefficient of their opponents, PSV Eindhoven have been handed the toughest draw in the league phase.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025

The first equation I needed to do was the one that defined the thrust coefficient.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam