coefficient vs absorption coefficient

absorption coefficient vs coefficient

coefficient and absorption coefficient both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
coefficient	Yes	No	No	No
absorption coefficient	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, absorption coefficient is a hyponym of coefficient; that is, absorption coefficient is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than coefficient:

coefficient: a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic
absorption coefficient: a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber

Other hyponyms of coefficient include absorptance, coefficient of absorption, coefficient of drag, drag coefficient, coefficient of friction, coefficient of mutual induction, mutual inductance, coefficient of self induction, self-inductance, modulus, coefficient of expansion, expansivity, coefficient of reflection, reflectance, reflection factor, reflectivity, transmission, transmittance, absolute viscosity, coefficient of viscosity, dynamic viscosity, weight, weighting.

coefficient (noun)	absorption coefficient (noun)
a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic	a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber

Difference between coefficient and absorption coefficient

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