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Lorentz factor
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Lorentz factor [′lȯr‚ens ‚fak·tər]
(relativity)
An important parameter in special relativity, equal to 1/√(1-(v/c)2), wherecis the speed of light andvis the constant relative velocity of two frames of reference.


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