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Definition of Factor
1. Noun. Anything that contributes causally to a result. "A number of factors determined the outcome"
Specialized synonyms: Fundamental, Parameter, Unknown Quantity, Wild Card, Releasing Factor, Releasing Hormone, Rf, Intrinsic Factor
2. Verb. Resolve into factors. "A quantum computer can factor the number 15"
Category relationships: Arithmetic
Generic synonyms: Calculate, Cipher, Compute, Cypher, Figure, Reckon, Work Out
Derivative terms: Factoring, Factorisation, Factorization
3. Noun. An abstract part of something. "Humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"
Specialized synonyms: Be All And End All, Be-all And End-all, Plot Element, Point
Generic synonyms: Division, Part, Section
Derivative terms: Compose, Factorize
4. Verb. Be a contributing factor. "Make things factor into a company's profitability"
5. Noun. One of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer. "What are the 4 factors of 6?"
Specialized synonyms: Prime Factor, Equivalent-binary-digit Factor, Common Divisor, Common Factor, Common Measure
Generic synonyms: Integer, Whole Number
Derivative terms: Factorize
6. Verb. Consider as relevant when making a decision. "You must factor in the recent developments"
7. Noun. A businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission.
Group relationships: Brokerage, Brokerage Firm, Securities Firm
Specialized synonyms: Auctioneer, General Agent, Insurance Agent, Insurance Broker, Underwriter, Investment Banker, Underwriter, Estate Agent, House Agent, Land Agent, Real Estate Agent, Real Estate Broker, Ship Broker, Stockbroker, Syndic, Travel Agent
Generic synonyms: Bourgeois, Businessperson
Derivative terms: Agential, Broker
8. Noun. Any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together.
Generic synonyms: Number
Derivative terms: Factorize
9. Noun. An independent variable in statistics.
10. Noun. (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"
Specialized synonyms: Dominant Gene, Allele, Allelomorph, Genetic Marker, Homeotic Gene, Lethal Gene, Linkage Group, Linked Genes, Modifier, Modifier Gene, Mutant Gene, Nonallele, Operator Gene, Oncogene, Transforming Gene, Polygene, Proto-oncogene, Recessive Gene, Regulator Gene, Regulatory Gene, Repressor Gene, Structural Gene, Suppresser, Suppresser Gene, Suppressor, Suppressor Gene, Transgene, X-linked Gene, Holandric Gene, Y-linked Gene
Group relationships: Chromosome, Deoxyribonucleic Acid, Desoxyribonucleic Acid, Dna
Category relationships: Genetic Science, Genetics, Molecular Biology
Generic synonyms: Sequence
Derivative terms: Genetic, Genetical, Genetical, Genic
Definition of Factor
1. n. 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. v. t. To resolve (a quantity) into its factors.
Definition of Factor
1. to express as a product of two or more quantities [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Factor
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Factor
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