scale factor

collocation in English

meaningsofscaleandfactor

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scale
noun
uk
/skeɪl/us
/skeɪl/
a set of numbers, amounts, etc., used to measure or compare the level ...
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factor
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfæk.tər/us
/ˈfæk.tɚ/
a fact or situation that influences the result ...
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(Definition ofscaleandfactorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofscale factor

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Across observers, these differed only by an overallscalefactor.
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We found that the excursions of the membrane voltage were proportional to thescalefactorand impulse responses did not vary with scale factor (not shown).
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This changes income levels by a constantscalefactor, leaving relative inequality within this group unchanged.
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Ascalefactordescribes how the corresponding variable behaves in the boundary layer as the parameter goes to zero.
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With precommitment, this bound turns out to be just a constantscalefactor, which does not influence any decisions.
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Thisscalefactoragrees very well with that obtained from the progressive wave case above (being a t 0.52).
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We determined the single value of thescalefactorthat optimally fit the psychophysical data for all the observers.
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The perceived increase in temporal frequency can be modeled as a singlescalefactorfor all temporal frequencies.
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Since the thickness of a one-dimensionalshock wave is always proportional to the diffusivities involved, thescalefactorfor x is immediately apparent.
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Each m-sequence run involved application of an inverse repeat pair (with identical mean m but opposite polarity inscalefactora) of m-sequence currents.
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Thus, an influentialscalefactorweighs upon the economic geography of architectural services: big firms, big projects, big visibility, all tend toward globalized practice.
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The intrinsic limitation in the autocalibration process is mainly due to the fact that the fundamental matrix is defined on ascalefactor.
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Thus, the first-order correlogram is an estimate of the linear filter function, to within ascalefactor which depends on the shape of the intensive nonlinearity.
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This error is proportional to thescalefactor, and the limitation created can be overcome by using a "yard stick" or a benchmark contained in the images.
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As the fundamental matrix is defined up to ascalefactor, only six equations (and therefore, six matches) are required to find a linear solution for the uncalibrated planar motion.
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The curves for the two grid sizes appear only to be displaced by an initialscalefactor, a result of the larger overturning motions produced by the big grid.
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The quotient is called the "scalefactor".
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At other times, thescalefactordiffers from 1.
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For example, doubling distances corresponds to ascalefactorof 2 for distance, while cutting a cake in half results in pieces with ascalefactorof.
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In synaptic scaling, neurons use this information to determine ascalefactor.
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If the universe continues to expand forever, thescalefactorwill approach infinity in the future.
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More general is scaling with a separatescalefactorfor each axis direction.
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Such a transformation can be called an enlargement if thescalefactorexceeds 1.
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