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   factor

   /ˈfaktə/

   noun

   • 1. a circumstance, fact, or influence that contributes to a result: "his skill was a factor in ensuring that so much was achieved" Similar elementpartcomponentingredientstrandconstituentpointdetailitemfeaturefacetaspectcharacteristicconsiderationinfluencecircumstancethingdeterminant
   • ▪ a gene or similar agent transmitted by heredity from one generation to the next: "the Rhesus factor"
   • 2. a number or quantity that when multiplied with another produces a given number or expression: "an amount that exceeds it by a factor of 1000 or more"
   • ▪ a number or algebraic expression by which another is exactly divisible.
   • 3. a level on a scale of measurement.
   • ▪ (with numeral) a sunscreen of the sun protection factor specified: "factor 30 sun cream"
   • 4. any of a number of substances in the blood, mostly identified by numerals, which are involved in coagulation.
   • 5. an agent who buys and sells goods on commission: "his father was chief factor for the Hudson's Bay Company" Similar agentrepresentativedeputymiddlemanintermediarygo-betweenestate managerland agentland stewardreeve
   • ▪ a company that buys a manufacturer's invoices at a discount and takes responsibility for collecting the payments due on them.
   • ▪ a land agent or steward: Scottish "the house became home to the estate factor"
   • ▪ an agent, deputy, or representative. archaic

   verb

   • 1. another term for factorize
   • 2. organize (the source code of a piece of software) into different components that are easier to maintain and work with: "this situation occurs when code is factored to remove application- and domain-specific dependencies"
   • 3. (of a company) sell (its invoices) to a factor: "they collected rents while he factored these forfeited estates"

   Word Origin late Middle English (meaning ‘doer’, also in the Scots sense ‘agent’): from French facteur or Latin factor, from fact- ‘done’, from the verb facere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. factorable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   FACTOR definition: 1. a fact or situation that influences the result of something: 2. in mathematics, any whole…. Learn more.

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   A factor is an element that influences something, like many factors that contribute to global warming. To factor means to consider something relevant when making a decision or conclusion, like factoring in the weather and traffic when figuring out how long the drive will be.

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   Factor definition: one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation. See examples of FACTOR used in a sentence.

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   A factor is something that contributes to a result, a quantity that divides or multiplies another, or a substance that participates in a process. Learn the different meanings and uses of factor in mathematics, medicine, commerce, and law.

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   FACTOR meaning: 1 : something that helps produce or influence a result one of the things that cause something to happen; 2 : a number that evenly divides a larger number.

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