factor

Meanings

Plural: factors

Noun

• anything that contributes causally to a result
  • "a number of factors determined the outcome"
• an abstract part of something
  • "a key factor in her success"
• one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer
  • "what are the 4 factors of 6?"
• a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
• 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
  • "genes were formerly called factors"
• A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization.
• An agent or representative; a reseller or distributor (sometimes with a private label); a consignee.
• A commission agent.
• A person or business organization that provides money for another's new business venture; one who finances another's business.
• A business organization that lends money on accounts receivable or buys and collects accounts receivable.
• One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result.
• Any of various objects multiplied together to form some whole.
• Influence; a phenomenon that affects the nature, the magnitude, and/or the timing of a consequence.
• A resource used in the production of goods or services, a factor of production.
• A steward or bailiff of an estate.

Verb

• resolve into factors
  • "a quantum computer can factor the number 15"
• be a contributing factor
  • "make things factor into a company's profitability"
• consider as relevant when making a decision
  • "You must factor in the recent developments"
• To find all the factors of (a number or other mathematical object) (the objects that divide it evenly).
• To rewrite an expression as the product of its factors.
• To be a product of other objects.
• To sell a debt or debts to an agent (the factor) to collect.

Synonyms

agent, broker, cistron, component, constituent, divisor, element, factor in, factor out, gene, ingredient

Related Words

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