Advent Wreath Candles. Set on the branches of the wreath are four candles: three purple candles and one pink candle. In the center of the wreath sits a white candle. As a whole, these candles represent the coming of the light of Christ into the world. On the first Sunday of Advent, the first purple candle is lit.
In mathematics,  a coefficient is a multiplicative factor in some term of a polynomial, a series or any expression; it is usually a number, but may be any expression. In the latter case, the variables appearing in the coefficients are often called parameters, and must be clearly distinguished from the other variables.
What does the coefficient mean in a chemical equation? The coefficient is the number that precedes a compound or element in an equation. It represents the number present in the reaction. It can be thought of as similar to a numberâ¦ [coefficient] outside parentheses in an algebra equation [i.e. 4(x+3)] since the coefficient is applied to all elements if it is written as an expansion. [i.e.