Definition (数字)
Used to indicate that a quantity increases or decreases by a specified multiple.
…的倍数
The company's profits have increased by a factor of three over the past five years.
在过去的五年中，公司的利润增加了三倍。
Energy consumption has been reduced by a factor of two due to the new energy-saving measures.
由于新的节能措施，能源消耗已经减少了一半。
The crime rate in this area has increased by a factor of more than one in the past decade.
在过去的十年中，该地区的犯罪率增加了超过一倍。