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== Application ==
AC measuring instruments are often built with specific waveforms in mind. For example, many multimeters on their AC ranges are specifically scaled to display the RMS value of a sine wave. Since the RMS calculation can be difficult to achieve digitally, the absolute average is calculated instead and the result multiplied by the form factor of a sinusoid. This method will give less accurate readings for waveforms other than a sinewave, and the instruction plate on the rear of an [[Avometer]] states this explicitly. <ref>{{cite web|last=Tanuwijaya|first=Franky|title=True RMS vs AC Average Rectified Multimeter Readings when a Phase Cutting Speed Control is Used|url=http://www.escoglobal.com/resources/pdf/white-papers/True_G2.pdf|publisher=Esco Micro Pte Ltd|accessdate=2012-12-13}}</ref>
The squaring in RMS and the absolute value in ARV mean that both the values and the form factor are independent of the wave function's sign (and thus, the electrical signal's direction) at any point. For this reason, the form factor is the same for a direction-changing wave with a regular average of 0 and its fully rectified version.
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