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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

... little flag American that you give me, on my heart, that save you from the death by the hoopincoff when I attach it to the candle of the Ste. Vierge. And then, pending the recreation of mid-day, I go home and the factor bring your letter! And when I return at school I effort myself so strong to read your letter, that I cannot make like it must[16] my chart geographic. But I promise Isabelle Gaveau, the little girl of the merchant of shoes, that if she will ...

— Deer Godchild • Marguerite Bernard and Edith Serrell

... factor was a letter from the president of the Missouri Western, telling me that their first vice-president, Mr. Cullen (who was also a director of my road), was coming out to attend the annual election of the K. & A., which under our ...

— The Great K. & A. Robbery • Paul Liechester Ford

... just quoted above, has said: "Next after the Christian religion and the public school the railroad has been the largest single contributing factor to the welfare and happiness of the people of that valley." [Footnote: James J. Hill, "Highways of Progress," pp. ...

— The French in the Heart of America • John Finley

... are," she said, in honest triumph, "just the same I was holding out to ye when ye ran as if ye had been fey. Shanet has had siller, and Shanet has wanted siller, mony a time since that. And the gauger has come, and the factor has come, and the butcher and baker—Cot bless us just like to tear poor auld Shanet to pieces; but she took good care of Mr. ...

— Chronicles of the Canongate • Sir Walter Scott

... disturb them, and often bring on sicknesses. Of course, the effect of those 'treatments' were greatly heightened by the extreme fear and superstition held by the masses of people at the time, for fear is ever a weakening factor in mental influence, and the superstitions and credulity of the people caused their minds to vibrate in such a manner as to render them extremely passive to the adverse influences being directed against them. It is well known that the Voodoos of ...

— Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers • Bhakta Vishita

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