(mathematics) Two quantities A and B are related by a factor of proportionality μ if either A = μB or B = μA.
factor of proportionality
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- Horton number (hydrology)
- Newtonian fluid (fluid mechanics)
- Force (classical mechanics)
- Ampère's law (electricity and magnetism)
