The distance a point moves due to shear divided by the perpendicular distance of a point from the invariant line.
Shear Factor
See also
Shear, Shear MatrixExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
References
Pimentel, R. and Wall, T. IGCSE Mathematics. London: John Murray, p. 312, 1997.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
Shear FactorCite this as:
Weisstein, Eric W. "Shear Factor." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/ShearFactor.html