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Load factor
Load factor may refer to: * Load factor (aeronautics), the ratio of the lift of an aircraft to its weight * Load factor (computer science), the ratio of the number of records to the number of addresses within a data structure * Load factor (electrical), the average power divided by the peak power over a period of time *Capacity factor, the ratio of actual energy output to the theoretical maximum possible in a power station * Passenger load factor, the ratio of revenue passenger miles to available seat miles of a particular transportation operation (e.g. a flight) *Factor loadings in statistics, the exposure to specific factors or components in Factor Analysis or Principal Component Analysis
Article summary
Load factor may refer to: * Load factor (aeronautics), the ratio of the lift of an aircraft to its weight * Load factor (computer science), the ratio of the number of records to the number of addresses within a data structure * Load factor (electrical), the average power divided by the peak power over a period of time *Capacity factor, the ratio of actual energy output to the theoretical maximum possible in a power station * Passenger load factor, the ratio of revenue passenger miles to available seat miles of a particular transportation operation (e.g. a flight) *Factor loadings in statistics, the exposure to specific factors or components in Factor Analysis or Principal Component Analysis
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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