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form factor en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. The ratio of the RMS value to the absolute mean of a sinusoidal wave (especially to that of an alternating current).
  2. Any of several functions that describe the unknown internal state of a particle.
  3. The emissivity of a material.
  4. A function that describes the scattering power of an atom as function of the scattering angle.
  5. A factor describing the stress distribution of a body.
  6. The geometry of an object, especially in engineering design; configuration.
    • 2007, March, Erin McKean, “Redefining the dictionary”, Technology Entertainment Design I want him to barely remember that this is the form factor that dictionaries used to come in.
    • Shugart Associates first introduced the 5.25-inch form factor along with the first 5.25-inch floppy drive back in 1976. 2004, Scott Mueller, Upgrading and Repairing Laptops, page 311:

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Translations (14)

it fattore di forma (in quantum field theory) · tr biçim katsayısı (in quantum field theory) · es factor formal (The geometry of an object in engineering design) · ro factor de formă (in quantum field theory) · es factor de forma (in quantum field theory) · fi kokoluokka (The geometry of an object in engineering design) · es factor de forma (The geometry of an object in engineering design) · ru форм-фа́ктор (in quantum field theory) · ru типоразмер (The geometry of an object in engineering design) · fi muotokerroin (in quantum field theory) · fi muotokerroin (The ratio of the RMS value to the absolute mean) · sv formfaktor (in quantum field theory) · de Formfaktor (in quantum field theory) · ru коэффициент формы (The ratio of the RMS value to the absolute mean)