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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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   What does factor mean in Physiology?

   • Physiology A substance that functions in a specific biochemical reaction or bodily process, such as blood coagulation. To determine or indicate explicitly the factors of: If you factor 70, you get 2, 5, and 7. To engage in purchasing accounts receivable at a discount. To figure in: factored vacations in when preparing the schedule.

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   • A substance found in the body, such as a protein, that is essential to a biological process. For example, growth factors are needed for proper cell growth and development. To find the factors of a number or expression. For example, the number 12 can be factored into 2 and 6, or 3 and 4, or 1 and 12.

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   A factor is one of the things that affects an event, decision, or situation. If an amount increases by a factor of two, for example, or by a factor of eight, then it becomes two times bigger or eight times bigger. You can use factor to refer to a particular level on a scale of measurement.

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   a (1) : one that actively contributes to the production of a result : ingredient. price wasn't a factor in the decision. (2) : a substance that functions in or promotes the function of a particular physiological process or bodily system. a clotting factor that facilitates blood coagulation.

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   1. one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation. 2. one of two or more numbers, algebraic expressions, or the like, that when multiplied together produce a given product; a divisor: 6 and 3 are factors of 18.

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