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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 units
Familiarity information: CONVERSION FACTOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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