scale factor meaning

Noun: scale factor

1. A number used as a multiplier in scaling

Derived forms: scale factors

Type of: multiplier, multiplier factor

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1. the dynamic loads must be extrapolated using aeroelatic scale factors.
2. the variational parameter multiplying each coordinate is called a scale factor.
3. in fact, the envelope is identical in each case except for a scale factor.
4. containing the horizontal and vertical scaling factors
5. stochastic analysis of groundwater based on scale factor