tau whakarea
1. (noun) coefficient, multiplier.
Ko te tau whakarea te tau e whakareatia ana ki tētahi taurangi. I roto i te kīanga nei 3a + 5h, ko te 3 te tau whakarea i te taurangi 'a', ko te 5 te tau whakarea i te 'h' (TRP 2010:288). / The coefficient/multiplier is the number that a variable is being multiplied by. In the expression 3a + 5h, 3 is the coefficient of the variable 'a', and 5 is the coefficient of 'h' (TRP 2010:288).
