coefficient of performance: Meaning and Definition of

coeffi'cient of perform'ance

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— Thermodynam. Thermodynam.
  1. a constant that denotes the efficiency of a refrigerator, expressed as the amount of heat removed from a substance being refrigerated divided by the amount of work necessary to remove the heat. Abbr.: COP
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