I was reading about electronics and amplification and I wonder if it correct to say
the signal is amplified by a factor of A
A represents a number here.
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Sign up to join this communityYes, that's correct. In electronics, you'll likely see it expressed in decibels (dB), but either way works:
The signal was amplified by 3dB.
The signal was amplified by a factor of 2.