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coauthor

coauthor noun: an author who collaborates with another to write something.

Noun

coauthor (plural coauthors)

  1. An author who collaborates with another to write something.
    • Following this trail, we treat our sample coauthor network as a causal graph and, using SDP relaxations, rule out latent homophily as a manifestation of prior shared interest leading to the observed patternedness.2016, Peter Wittek, Sándor Darányi, Gustaf Nelhans, “Ruling Out Static Latent Homophily in Citation Networks”, in arXiv
    • In a 2022 paper, Dr. Baumert and his coauthors pointed out that the algorithms companies use to determine these scores are often proprietary and not scientifically vetted.2023 November 29, Markham Heid, “The Truth About Sleep Trackers”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2023

Verb

coauthor (third-person singular simple present coauthors, present participle coauthoring, simple past and past participle coauthored)

  1. (transitive) To write something in collaboration with another author.
    • My intent in writing this book, as was the case in coauthoring Unfit for Command, is to fully document all arguments and contentions I make, extensively footnoting all references, so readers can determine for themselves the truth and validity of the factual claims.2008 August 12, Jerome R. Corsi, “‘The Obama Nation’”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2013
    • Almost immediately after the video went semiviral, activist Rosa Clemente mobilized a group of women of color to coauthor and sign a statement denouncing the video, calling for XXL to feature anti–sexual violence content and demanding the firing of then–XXL editor-in-chief, Vanessa Satten.⁴²2023, Treva B. Lindsey, “Up against the Wind: Intracommunal Violence”, in America, Goddam: Violence, Black Women, and the Struggle for Justice, Oakland, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN...

coauthor meaning in Tagalog

coauthor in Tagalog

collaborating author
kamay-akda

Forms of coauthor

Noun
pluralcoauthors
alternative formco-author
Verb
third-person singular presentcoauthors
present participlecoauthoring
past participlecoauthored
pastcoauthored

Plural of coauthor: coauthors

Origin of coauthor

From co- + author.

Questions about coauthor

What does coauthor mean?
Coauthor means an author who collaborates with another to write something.
What is coauthor in Tagalog?
Coauthor in Tagalog is kamay-akda. See Coauthor meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is coauthor?
Coauthor can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of coauthor?
The plural of coauthor is coauthors.

Words near coauthor in the dictionary

  1. Coatzacualcos
  2. coauditor
  3. coauditors
  4. coaugmentation
  5. coaugmentations
  6. coauthor
  7. coauthored
  8. coauthorial
  9. coauthoring
  10. coauthority
  11. coauthors

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