The velocity factor (VF) of a is the ratio of the at which a (of an electromagnetic signal, a signal, a light pulse in an or a change of the electrical voltage on a ) passes through the medium, to the. For optical signals, the velocity factor is the reciprocal of the. The speed of in, for example, is the, and so the velocity factor of a ra.
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