Q factor

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Q factor

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In the cycling sense, Q standing for quack – a reference to the wide stance and waddling gait of ducks, coined by American bicycle designer Grant Petersen in 1991.

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A measure of the quality of an electric circuit; the ratio of the reactance to the resistance.
The distance between the pedal holes of a pair of crank arms mounted on the bottom bracket axle.

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"Q factor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/q%20factor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Q factor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/q%20factor

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"Q factor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/q%20factor.

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@misc{q_factor_2026,
  title = {Q factor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/q%20factor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}