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coefficient (s( (noun), coefficients (pl)
A number or letter before a variable in an algebraic expression that is used as a multiplier: The coefficient of the term 3xy is 3.
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coefficient of relationship, coefficient of relatedness, degree of relatedness (s) (noun); coefficient of relationships; coefficient of relatednesses; degree of relatednesses (pl)
The degree of blood kinship between two individuals: Coefficient of relationship is the probability that a gene possessed by one organism is also possessed by another organism through common descent in the previous few generations.
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