Definition (數字)
Used to indicate that a quantity increases or decreases by a specified multiple.
…的倍數
The company's profits have increased by a factor of three over the past five years.
在過去的五年中，公司的利潤增加了三倍。
Energy consumption has been reduced by a factor of two due to the new energy-saving measures.
由於新的節能措施，能源消耗已經減少了一半。
The crime rate in this area has increased by a factor of more than one in the past decade.
在過去的十年中，該地區的犯罪率增加了超過一倍。