Factor

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-004327",
  "term": "Factor",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A pure number that links two quantities sharing the same dimension, so that one is the other multiplied by a constant; being a ratio, it has no unit. A factor of 10, for example, scales a value ten-fold, as in the factor of ten often used for interspecies extrapolation in risk assessment. Converting between quantities of different dimensions, such as mass concentration and amount concentration, needs a conversion factor that carries a unit.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "references": [
    "ISO 31-0: 1992 (https://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=3621)",
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 957. 'Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996)' on page 973 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668040957)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/factor/"
}