Effective neutron multiplication factor/Definition

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Effective neutron multiplication factor [r]: In a nuclear fission chain reaction, the mean number of neutrons produced by a nuclear fission (by one neutron) which cause another fission: (probability to crack a nucleus)*(mean number of neutrons produced by a single fission)