Biology & Life Sciences
Basic

Cell Dilution Factor

Factor by which a sample is diluted.

Formula

DF=VfinalVsampleDF = \frac{V_{final}}{V_{sample}}

Variables

V_{final}Total volume
V_{sample}Sample volume

Example

1 mL in 10 mL ⇒ 10×

Did You Know?

Serial dilution lets microbiologists count bacteria that are far too numerous to tally directly.

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