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
