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scaling factor

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scaling factor [′skāl·iŋ ‚fak·tər]
(electronics)
The number of input pulses per output pulse of a scaling circuit. Also known as scaling ratio.
(engineering)
Factor used in heat-exchange calculations to allow for the loss in heat conductivity of a material because of the development of surface scale, as inside pipelines and heat-exchanger tubes.
(physics)
A constant of proportionality which appears in a scaling law.


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