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Power Factor

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-021817

The ratio of the true power passing through an electric circuit to the product of the voltage and amperage in the circuit. This is a measure of the lag or load of the current with respect to the voltage.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-021817
FieldEnvironment
SubjectLaws, regulations and executive orders
ReferencesDrinking Water Technical & Legal Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021817",
  "term": "Power Factor",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The ratio of the true power passing through an electric circuit to the product of the voltage and amperage in the circuit. This is a measure of the lag or load of the current with respect to the voltage.",
  "subject": "Laws, regulations and executive orders",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/power-factor/"
}

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