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 | **Maximum number of attempts** | The maximum number of times to execute the activity or child workflow. |
 | **First retry interval** | The amount of time to wait before the first retry. |
-| **Backoff coefficient** | The amount of time to wait before each subsequent retry. |
+| **Backoff coefficient** | The coefficient used to determine the rate of increase of back-off. For example a coefficient of 2 doubles the wait of each subsequent retry. |
 | **Maximum retry interval** | The maximum amount of time to wait before each subsequent retry. |
 | **Retry timeout** | The overall timeout for retries, regardless of any configured max number of attempts. |