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The term "load factor" may refer to:

  • Capacity factor, the ratio of the actual output of a power plant over a period of time and its output if it had operated at full capacity during that time period
  • Load factor (aerodynamics), the ratio of the lift of an aircraft to its weight
  • Load factor (computer science), the ratio of the number of records to the number of addresses or indexes within a data structure
  • Load factor (electrical), the average power divided by the peak power over a period of time
  • Load factor (transportation), the ratio of revenue passenger miles to available seat miles of a particular transportation operation (i.e. a flight, a train, etc.)