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
- Passenger load factor, the ratio of revenue passenger miles to available seat miles of a particular transportation operation (i.e. a flight)
- Load factor (real estate), the percentage of the building's area or space that are dedicated to the common areas of the building.
Famous quotes containing the words load and/or factor:
“Men so noble,
However faulty, yet should find respect
For what they have been. ‘Tis a cruelty
To load a falling man.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“You factor in racism as a reality and you keep moving.”
—Jewell Jackson McCabe (b. 1945)