单词 | by a factor of |
释义 | by a factor ofIf anamountbecomeslargerorsmallerby afactorof aparticularnumber, itbecomesthatnumberoftimeslargerorsmaller: Cases ofleukaemiain theareanear thenuclearreactorhaverisenby afactorof four. Thecostofsilverhassurpassedthecostofgoldby afactorof two in the pastyear. We'vemanagedtocutdownproductiontimeby afactorof four. Therateat whichstarsareformedvariesby afactorof a million betweengalaxies. We couldincreasethenumberofdosesto 75 million if wedilutethevaccineby afactorof five. See also factornoun(NUMBER) |
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