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No. The same quantities in different units.
It can be a conversion factor - though not necessarily. For example, 68 deg Fahrenheit = 20 deg Celsius. But there is no conversion factor for F-to-C: instead there is a linear equation.
Use a conversion factor
You use a conversion factor when you want to convert something to something else - for example, to convert between different units of measurement.
It is the units for the measurement which you are converting FROM.
No. The same quantities in different units.
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A multiplier.
One term for such a ratio is a "conversion factor".
It is the conversion factor between the measurement units.
Conversion factor.
Ration does not have units. You have to convert one of them to the same units and then work it out. For example: what is the ratio of 4m to 200cm ? This is the same as: 4m to 2m - so the answer is 2 to 1. (400cm to 200cm gives the same answer.)
It could be a conversion [factor].
It can be a conversion factor - though not necessarily. For example, 68 deg Fahrenheit = 20 deg Celsius. But there is no conversion factor for F-to-C: instead there is a linear equation.
A ratio that's used to convert units always has the value of ' 1 ' with no units. If it were anything different, then you could not multiply it or divide it by any quantity without changing the value of the quantity, which is a basic no-no.
You need to find the conversion factor for the units in question.
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