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1. (n.) factor
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation.
2. factor
one of two or more numbers, algebraic expressions, or the like, that when multiplied together produce a given product; a divisor:
6 and 3 are factors of 18.
3. factor
any of certain substances necessary to a biochemical or physiological process, esp. those whose exact nature and function are unknown.
4. factor
a business organization that lends money on accounts receivable or buys and collects accounts receivable.
5. factor
an agent or merchant earning a commission by selling goods belonging to others.
6. factor
a person or business organization that finances another's business.
7. (v.t.) factor
to express (a mathematical quantity) as a product of two or more quantities of like kind, as 30 = 2 &multiplydot; 3 &multiplydot; 5, or x2−y2=(x+y) (x − y).
8. factor
factor in or into, to include as a contributing element.
Etymology: (1400–50; ME facto(u)r < L factor maker)
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| Definition of 'FACTOR' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) factor
anything that contributes causally to a result
"a number of factors determined the outcome"
2. (noun) component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient
an abstract part of something
"jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"
3. (noun) divisor, factor
one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer
"what are the 4 factors of 6?"
4. (noun) agent, factor, broker
a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
5. (noun) factor
any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together
6. (noun) factor
an independent variable in statistics
7. (verb) gene, cistron, factor
(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
"genes were formerly called factors"
8. (verb) factor, factor in, factor out
resolve into factors
"a quantum computer can factor the number 15"
9. (verb) factor
be a contributing factor
"make things factor into a company's profitability"
10. (verb) factor, factor in, factor out
consider as relevant when making a decision
"You must factor in the recent developments"
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1. (noun) factor
sth that influences what happens
The dry weather was a factor in size of the fire.
2. factor
risk factor
sth that increase the chance that sth will happen
What are the risk factors for breast cancer?
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| Definition of 'FACTOR' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) FACTOR
one who transacts business for another; an agent; a substitute; especially, a mercantile agent who buys and sells goods and transacts business for others in commission; a commission merchant or consignee. He may be a home factor or a foreign factor. He may buy and sell in his own name, and he is intrusted with the possession and control of the goods; and in these respects he differs from a broker
2. (noun) FACTOR
a steward or bailiff of an estate
3. (noun) FACTOR
one of the elements or quantities which, when multiplied together, from a product
4. (noun) FACTOR
one of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result; a constituent
5. (verb) FACTOR
to resolve (a quantity) into its factors
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The New Hacker's Dictionary |
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1. FACTOR
See coefficient of X.
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Sense: something, eg a fact, which has to be taken into account or which affects the course of events
There are various factors to be considered.
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 Afrikaans: faktor |
 Arabic: عُنْصُر، عامِل |
 Bulgarian: фактор |
 Brazilian: fator |
 Czech: činitel, okolnost |
 German: der Faktor |
 Danish: faktor; forhold |
 Greek: παράγοντας, συντελεστής |
 Spanish: factor |
 Estonian: faktor |
 Farsi: عامل؛ فاکتور |
 Finnish: tekijä |
 French: facteur |
 Hebrew: גוֹרֵם |
 Hindi: गणित अंश |
 Croatian: čimbenik, faktor |
 Hungarian: tényező |
 Indonesian: faktor |
 Icelandic: þáttur |
 Italian: fattore |
 Japanese: 要因 |
 Korean: 요소, 요인 |
 Lithuanian: faktorius, veiksnys |
 Latvian: faktors |
 Malay: faktor |
 Dutch: factor |
 Norwegian: faktor, forhold, omstendi |
 Polish: czynnik |
 Persian: عامل؛ فاکتور |
 Pashto: كړونى، عامل: ضريب: نمايند |
 Portuguese: factor |
 Romanian: factor |
 Russian: фактор |
 Slovak: činiteľ |
 Slovenian: dejavnik |
 Serbian: faktor |
 Swedish: faktor, omständighet |
 Thai: ตัวประกอบ; ปัจจัยที่ทำให้ |
 Turkish: öğe |
 Taiwanese: 因素 |
 Ukrainian: фактор, чинник |
 Urdu: اثر انگیز عنصر یا عامل |
 Vietnamese: nhân tố |
 Chinese: 因素 |
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