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Space factor

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s-factornoun(physics) A rescaling of a nuclear reaction's total cross section to account for the Coulomb repulsion between the charged reactants. It determines the rates of nuclear fusion reactions that occur in the cores of stars.
form factornoun(engineering, design, commerce) The geometry of an object, especially in engineering design; configuration.
warp factornoun(science fiction) A hypothetical figure indicating a space vessel's speed greater than the speed of light.
space permeabilitynoun(electromagnetism) The ratio of magnetic induction to magnetizing force in a vacuum
safety factornoun(engineering) The ratio of the maximum stress or load which something can withstand to the stress or load which it was designed to withstand under normal operation.
phase factornoun(quantum mechanics) A normalized complex number, considered as, say, the scalar coefficient of a ket.
electric fluxnoun(electromagnetism) The measure of flow of the electric field through a given area.
formfactornounAn industry standard that represents the size and shape of a circuit board.
luminositynoun(uncountable) the state of being luminous, or a luminous object; brilliance or radiance
g-factornoun(particle physics) The dimensionless magnetic moment
power factornoun(electricity, engineering) The ratio of the actual power to the apparent power in an alternating current power system; specifically, the cosine of the phase angle between the voltage and the current.
gamow factornoun(physics) A probability factor for the chance of two nuclear particles overcoming the Coulomb barrier in order to undergo nuclear reactions.
q factornounA measure of the quality of an electric circuit; the ratio of the reactance to the resistance.
fluencenoun(physics) A measure of particle flux (or that of a pulse of electromagnetic radiation)
acentric factornoun(thermodynamics) A conceptual number, denoted by ω, useful in the description of fluids, derived from the reduced saturation vapor pressure and the reduced temperature.
sommerfeld factornoun(physics) Synonym of Gamow factor.
flux unitnoun(astronomy) The (otherwise unnamed) unit of density of electromagnetic radiation from a radio star, equal to 10⁻²⁶ watts per square meter per hertz
electrical inductancenounThe ratio of the magnetic flux to the electric current flowing around an electrical circuit.
webernounIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux; the flux linking a circuit of one turn that produces an electromotive force of one volt when reduced uniformly to zero in one second. Symbol: Wb.
x factornoun(idiomatic) A special talent, ability or quality or its indefinable cause.

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