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load factor

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The acceleration experienced by an aircraft along a given axis at a particular instant in time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning 2

The percentage of a transportation system's maximum passenger capacity that is actually used.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: transport

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Meaning 3

The mean load over a given time period divided by the peak load occurring during the same time period, providing a measure of how efficiently an electric system's capacity is being used.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, electrical, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Meaning 4

The proportion of the buckets in a hash table which contain entries.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning 5

(aeronautics) the ratio of an external load to the weight of the aircraft (measured in g)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: ratio

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