A nuclear stress test is a noninvasive means of detecting the presence and/or signiï¬ cance of coronary. artery disease. Coronary artery disease is a condition in which there is narrowing or blockage of the blood. vessels supplying the heart muscle. This can cause chest pain which is known as angina pectoris.
coefficient. n. 1. (Mathematics) maths. a. a numerical or constant factor in an algebraic term: the coefficient of the term 3xyz is 3. b. the product of all the factors of a term excluding one or more specified variables: the coefficient of x in 3axyz is 3ayz.
correlation, coefficient number. n the result of statistical computation that indicates the strength of the tendency of two or more variables to vary concomitantly. The coefficient is expressed in fractions (that is, r = 80), ranging from 21 to 11, and indicates the magnitude of the relationship between the variables.