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title: "What is filter factor?"  
description: "What is filter factor?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2011-03-28  
updated: 2020-09-18  
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# What is filter factor?

one divided by the number of distinct values of a column.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

one divided by the number of distinct values of a column.


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