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=Scale Factor=

toc Read here about a type of scale. The relevance of this "scale" to the broader concern of "scale" as an "order of magnitude" is discussed.

=Overview= Scale factor is a number which scales, or multiplies, some quantity. See scale model.

=Cosmological Scale factor= Cosmological scale factor is a function of time which represents the expansion of the universe. See Distance time and Cosmological ladder in measurement.

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