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CONVERSION FACTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does conversion factor mean? 

CONVERSION FACTOR (noun)
  The noun CONVERSION FACTOR has 1 sense:

1. factor by which a quantity that is expressed in one set of units must be multiplied in order to convert it into another set of unitsplay

  Familiarity information: CONVERSION FACTOR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CONVERSION FACTOR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Factor by which a quantity that is expressed in one set of units must be multiplied in order to convert it into another set of units

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("conversion factor" is a kind of...):

factor (any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together)


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