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factor
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noun (n)
- anything that contributes causally to a result(noun.event)Example:
A number of factors determined the outcome.
source: wordnet30 - an abstract part of something(noun.cognition)Example:
A key factor in her success.
source: wordnet30 - one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer(noun.quantity)Example:
What are the 4 factors of 6?.
source: wordnet30 - any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together(noun.quantity)source: wordnet30
- an independent variable in statistics(noun.cognition)source: wordnet30
- (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(noun.body)Example:
Genes were formerly called factors.
source: wordnet30 - 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.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- resolve into factors(verb.cognition)Example:
A quantum computer can factor the number 15.
source: wordnet30 - be a contributing factor(verb.possession)Example:
Make things factor into a company's profitability.
source: wordnet30 - consider as relevant when making a decision(verb.cognition)Example:
You must factor in the recent developments.
source: wordnet30 - To resolve (a quantity) into its factors.(verb)source: webster1913