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form factor

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The ratio of the RMS value to the absolute mean of a sinusoidal wave (especially to that of an alternating current).

Other meanings

2. noun

Any of several functions that describe the unknown internal state of a particle.

3. noun

The emissivity of a material.

4. noun

A function that describes the scattering power of an atom as function of the scattering angle.

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