Scale factor

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A scale factor is a number which scales, or multiplies, some quantity. In the equation:

C is the scale factor for x. C is also the coefficient of x, and may be called the constant of proportionality of y to x. For example, doubling distances corresponds to a scale factor of 2 for distance.

[edit] See also

• Scale (ratio)
• Scale (map)
• Scale (spatial)
• Scales of scale models
• Scale (disambiguation)
• Scaling (geometry)
• Scalar (mathematics)
• Scaling in gravity
• Scaling in statistical estimation
• Scale factor (Universe)

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