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n. An educating together, of different sexes or races; -- now used almost exclusively in reference to the education males and females together. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

-- Co*ed`u*ca"tion*al a. [1913 Webster]

n. Joint efficacy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Joint efficiency; cooperation. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Cooperating; acting together to produce an effect.

Co`ef*fi"cient*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. 1. That which unites in action with something else to produce the same effect. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ Cf. F. coefficient. ] (Math.) A number or letter put before a letter or quantity, known or unknown, to show how many times the latter is to be taken; as, 6x; bx; here 6 and b are coefficients of x. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Physics) A number, commonly used in computation as a factor, expressing the amount of some change or effect under certain fixed conditions as to temperature, length, volume, etc.; as, the coefficient of expansion; the coefficient of friction. [ 1913 Webster ]

Arbitrary coefficient (Math.), a literal coefficient placed arbitrarily in an algebraic expression, the value of the coefficient being afterwards determined by the conditions of the problem. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From its inventor, Baron Coehorn. ] (Mil.) A small bronze mortar mounted on a wooden block with handles, and light enough to be carried short distances by two men. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. koi^los hollow + &unr_; spine. ] (Zool.) Having hollow spines, as some ganoid fishes.

n. See Electron. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]