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• factor — 1. One of the contributing causes in any action. 2. One of the components that by multiplication makes up a number or expression. 3. SYN: gene. 4. A vitamin or other essential element. 5. An event, characteristic, or other definable entity that …   Medical dictionary

• Units conversion by factor-label — Many, if not most, parameters and measurements in the physical sciences and engineering are expressed as a numerical quantity and a corresponding dimensional unit; for example: 1000 kg/m³, 100 kPa/bar, 50 miles per hour, 1000 Btu/lb. Converting… …   Wikipedia

• Thermal conversion factor —   A factor for converting data between physical units of measure (such as barrels, cubic feet, or short tons) and thermal units of measure (such as British thermal units, calories, or joules); or for converting data between different thermal… …   Energy terms

• Tumor necrosis factor-alpha — Tumor necrosis factor (TNF, cachexin or cachectin and formally known as tumor necrosis factor alpha ) is a cytokine involved in systemic inflammation and is a member of a group of cytokines that all stimulate the acute phase reaction. TNF causes… …   Wikipedia

• Taylor KO Factor — is a commonly used mathematical approach for evaluating the stopping power of hunting cartridges. The term KO is an acronym for Knock Out. The Taylor KO Factor (TKOF) is a figure of merit that allows hunters to compare bullets with respect to… …   Wikipedia

• Endothelium-derived relaxing factor — This article is about the biological functions of nitric oxide. For the chemical compound in a general sense, see Nitric oxide. Endothelium derived relaxing factor (EDRF) is nitric oxide produced and released by the endothelium that results in… …   Wikipedia

• Filter factor — In photography, filter factor refers to the multiplicative amount of light a filter blocks.Converting between filter factors and stopsThe table below illustrates the relationship between filter factor, the amount of light that is allowed through… …   Wikipedia

• Conversion factor —   A factor for converting data between one unit of measurement and another (such as between short tons and British thermal units, or between barrels and gallons). (See http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/mer/append a.html and… …   Energy terms

• tumour necrosis factor — TNF a or cachectin, originally described as a tumour inhibiting factor in the blood of animals exposed to bacterial lipopolysaccharide or Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG). Preferentially kills tumour cells in vivo and in vitro , causes necrosis of… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• Btu conversion factor —   A factor for converting energy data between one unit of measurement and British thermal units (Btu). Btu conversion factors are generally used to convert energy data from physical units of measure (such as barrels, cubic feet, or short tons)… …   Energy terms

• conversion factor — noun 1》 an arithmetical multiplier for converting a quantity expressed in one set of units into an equivalent expressed in another. 2》 Economics the manufacturing cost of a product relative to the cost of raw materials …   English new terms dictionary