# Constant-Factor Practicality

> The degree to which constant factors, ignored by asymptotic analysis, affect measured performance.

Record: `lexicon:constant-factor-practicality`
Kind: quality-attribute
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-constant-factor-practicality

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Cache Invalidation](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/cache-invalidation.md) and before [Cost/Limit](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/cost-limit.md).

## Category

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/scalability-performance-optimization.md)

## In tension with

- [Big O Notation](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/big-o-notation.md)
- [Big O Notation / Constant-Factor Practicality](https://banes-lab.com/records/tension/big-o-notation-constant-factor-practicality.md)

## Linked from

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-scalability-performance-optimization.md)
- [The resolutions](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/schema/the-resolutions.md)