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Factor

noun

Anything that contributes causally to a result.

An abstract part of something. Synonyms: component, constituent, element, ingredient. "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"

One of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer. Synonym: divisor.

A businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission. Synonyms: agent, broker.

Any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together.

An independent variable in statistics.

(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. Synonyms: cistron, gene.

verb

(past & past part. factored; pres. part. factoring)

Resolve into factors. Synonyms: factor in, factor out.

Be a contributing factor.

Consider as relevant when making a decision. Synonyms: factor in, factor out.

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"Factor" Quotes from Famous Books

... this information had been given confidentially to the chief factor of the port, an Englishman, whose business lay in palm-oil, ground-nuts, ivory, and other African products, and who was not supposed to have any connection whatever with the slave-trade. On the contrary, he was one of those who lent his aid to its suppression: giving every assistance to ...

— Ran Away to Sea • Mayne Reid

... gradually asserted their supremacy in the air. In all parts of the globe, in Egypt, in Mesopotamia, in Palestine, in Africa, the airman has been an indispensable adjunct of the fighting forces. Truly it may be said that mastery of the air is the indispensable factor of ...

— The Mastery of the Air • William J. Claxton

... of the migration of 1879 were not far to seek. The economic cause was the agricultural depression in the lower Mississippi Valley. But by far the most potent factor in effecting the movement was the treatment received by negroes at the hands of the South. More specifically, as expressed by the leaders of the movement and refugees themselves, they were a long series of oppression, injustice and violence extending over ...

— Negro Migration during the War • Emmett J. Scott

... sun was setting in a magnificent arch of light and colour over the snow-clad hills and deep blue St. Lawrence gulf. David grasped at the sunset as an introductory factor. ...

— Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 • Lucy Maud Montgomery

... endlessly expressive, deceptive, fantastic, never the same from footstalks to blossom, they seem perpetually to tempt our watchfulness, and take delight in outstripping our wonder." Doubtless light is the factor with the greatest effect in determining the position of the leaves on the stem, if not their shape. After plenty of light has been secured, any aid they may render the flowers in increasing their attractiveness ...

— Wild Flowers Worth Knowing • Neltje Blanchan et al

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