prefactor
nounEtymology From pre- + factor.
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.1980, William E. Carlos, Milton W. Cole, “Band structure and thermodynamic properties of He atoms near a graphite surface”, in Physical Review B, volume 21:
- Derived terms
- prefactorial, Arrhenius prefactor
- Related terms
- cofactor, postfactor