kerroin

• IPA^(key): /ˈkerːoi̯n/, [ˈk̟e̞rːo̞i̯n]
• Rhymes: -erːoin
• Syllabification^(key): ker‧roin

Inanimate instrumental noun from kertoa +‎ -in.

kerroin

1. (mathematics) coefficient, factor

   Matematiikassa polynomi on funktio, koostuu muuttujista ja kertoimista ja jossa käytetään vain yhteen-, vähennys-, kerto- ja jakolaskua sekä ei-negatiiviseen potensiin korottamistasta.

   In mathematics, a polynomial is an expression consisting of variables and coefficients, that involves only the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and non-negative integer exponents of variables.

2. (sciences) coefficient, factor (number, value or item that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic)

   kitkakerroin ― coefficient of friction

   vaimennuskerroin ― damping factor

3. coefficient, factor

   vaikeuskerroin ― coefficient of difficulty / factor of difficulty

4. (sciences) index (number representing a property or ratio)
5. (economics) multiplier (ratio used to estimate total economic effect of an economic variable or activity)

   tasapainotetun budjetin kerroin ― balanced budget multiplier

6. (gambling) odds (usually decimal or fractional odds, i.e. the multiplier applied to one's bet if one wins; a 2.00 means a payout of two euros for a bet of one euro)

• (math: coefficient): koeffisientti

• “kerroin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

kerroin

1. instructive plural of kerta
2. instructive plural of kerto

kerroin

1. first-person singular past indicative of kertoa

• kierron