Load factor may refer to:

  • Load factor (aeronautics), 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 within a data structure
  • Load factor (electrical), the average power divided by the peak power over a period of time
  • Capacity factor, the ratio of actual energy output to the theoretical maximum possible in a power station
  • Passenger load factor, the ratio of revenue passenger miles to available seat miles of a particular transportation operation (e.g. a flight)
  • Factor loadings in statistics, the exposure to specific factors or components in Factor Analysis or Principal Component Analysis

See also

  • Add-on factor - sometimes called load factor