In order to understand the correct situation in which to use the word affect or effect, the first thing one must do is have a clear understanding of what each word means. 1  Affect is usually used as a verb. It is an action word that means to produce a change in or influence something. 2  Effect is usually used as a noun.
Shear Factor. The distance a point moves due to shear divided by the perpendicular distance of a point from the invariant line.
Factors are all the integers that divide evenly into another integer (whole number). They are what you get when you divide. The Greatest Common Factor is the largest integer that will divide evenly into any two or more integers. For example, let's take 24 and 30.