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Noun: factor of proportionality
  1. The constant value of the ratio of two proportional quantities x and y; usually written y = kx, where k is the factor of proportionality
    "In the equation F = ma, the mass m is the factor of proportionality between force and acceleration";
    - constant of proportionality

Derived forms: factors of proportionality

Type of: constant, factor