Jump to:

• Q-factor
  Q-factor

  noun

  See Q.
• Q factor
  Q factor

  noun

  a measure of the relationship between stored energy and rate of energy dissipation in certain electrical components, devices, etc, thus indicating their efficiency

Q-factor

American  

[kyoo-fak-ter] / ˈkyuˌfæk tər /

noun

1. See Q.

---

Q factor British  

noun

1. a measure of the relationship between stored energy and rate of energy dissipation in certain electrical components, devices, etc, thus indicating their efficiency

2.  Q.  Also called: Q value.  the heat released in a nuclear reaction, usually expressed in millions of electronvolts for each individual reaction

---

Etymology

Origin of Q-factor

First recorded in 1960–65