What does "mechanical advantage" mean?

The ratio of the output force produced by a machine (especially a simple machine) to the applied input force.

Mechanical advantage

Q: What is a synonym for "mechanical advantage"?

Common synonyms include: actual mechanical advantage, advantage ratio, force amplification, force multiplication, force ratio, force transformation.

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Noun

1
The ratio of the output force produced by a machine (especially a simple machine) to the applied input force. countable, uncountable
"[…]and it will always be found, that the mechanical advantage of the wedge may be ascertained by comparing its perpendicular elevation with its base."
2
the ratio of the force exerted by a machine to the force applied to it wordnet

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actual mechanical advantage advantage ratio force amplification force multiplication force ratio force transformation

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"[…]and it will always be found, that the mechanical advantage of the wedge may be ascertained by comparing its perpendicular elevation with its base."

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