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
  • 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.

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