Prefactor

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A coefficient which precedes a given quantity in a mathematical formula

    "The prefactor preceding the sum is the constant density of states associated with two-dimensional motion for each state n of perpendicular motion."

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"The prefactor preceding the sum is the constant density of states associated with two-dimensional motion for each state n of perpendicular motion."

Etymology

From pre- + factor.

Related phrases

Arrhenius prefactor

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