Factor Meaning and Definition

Word: Factor

How to pronounce: ˈfæktə

Noun

Definitions:

1. A circumstance, fact, or influence that contributes to a result or outcome.

Example sentences: "She worked fast, conscious of the time factor"

2. A number or quantity that when multiplied with another produces a given number or expression.

Example sentences: "An amount that exceeds it by a factor of 1000 or more"

3. Any of a number of substances in the blood, mostly identified by numerals, which are involved in coagulation.

Example sentences: "These include a change in the balance between procoagulant and anticoagulant factors in the blood."

4. A business agent; a merchant buying and selling on commission.

Example sentences: "His father was chief factor for the Hudson's Bay Company"

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Another term for factorize

Example sentences: "Last year researchers factored a number 155 digits long"

2. Organize (the source code of a piece of software) into different components that are easier to maintain and work with.

3. Sell (one's receivable debts) to a factor.

Example sentences: "They collected rents while he factored these forfeited estates"

Synonyms:

factor in

coefficient

multiplier

ratio

coef

quotient

divisor

determinant

element

agent

reason

component

ingredient

member

Derivations:

factored

factorial

factorization

factoring

fact

factorage

factory

factorable

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Factor in Other Languages...

Spanish: Factor

German: Faktor

French: Facteur

Italian: Fattore

Turkish: Faktör