Scale factor
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A scale factor is a number which scales some quantity. For example, in the case of 2 meters, the number 2 scales the standard meter quantity. In other words the distance 2 meters is twice the length of the meter standard. In essence the scale factor is 2.
There is also a scale factor for the expansion of the Universe.
See also
- skatemodel
- scale (map)
- rail transport modelling (model railroading)
- scaling (geometry)
