What is a conversion factor?
1 Answer
Feb 15, 2018
A conversion factor is a factor that is used to change between units, and therefore gives the relationship between two units.
Explanation:
For example, a common conversion factor would be
or
So, when we want to convert between two certain units, we can find their conversion factor (like
Here is a detailed picture that shows most conversion factors:
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