factor of proportionality


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factor of proportionality

[′fak·tər əv prə‚pȯrsh·ən′al·əd·ē]
(mathematics)
Two quantities A and B are related by a factor of proportionality μ if either A = μ B or B = μ A.
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Following Friedman's methodology, hospitals will adapt their expenditures to be a given proportion of their expected (or permanent) revenues, where the factor of proportionality is highly stable.
Third, the factor of proportionality is treated somewhat differently.
e] but also by the log of the factor of proportionality, k,, (where the factor of proportionality may differ by type of hospital), as well as the adjustment coefficient, j.
Do hospitals behave like consumers? An analysis of expenditures and revenues

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