'Factor' definitions:
Definition of 'factor'
(from WordNet)
noun
Anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number of factors determined the outcome"
noun
An abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "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" [syn: component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient]
noun
One of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer; "what are the 4 factors of 6?" [syn: divisor, factor]
noun
A businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission [syn: agent, factor, broker]
noun
Any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together
noun
An independent variable in statistics
noun
(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; "genes were formerly called factors" [syn: gene, cistron, factor]
verb
Resolve into factors; "a quantum computer can factor the number 15" [syn: factor, factor in, factor out]
verb
Be a contributing factor; "make things factor into a company's profitability"
verb
Consider as relevant when making a decision; "You must factor in the recent developments" [syn: factor, factor in, factor out]
Definition of 'Factor'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Factor'
From: GCIDE
- Factor \Fac"tor\, n. [L. factor a doer: cf. F. facteur a factor. See Fact.]
- 1. (Law) One who transacts business for another; an agent; a substitute; especially, a mercantile agent who buys and sells goods and transacts business for others in commission; a commission merchant or consignee. He may be a home factor or a foreign factor. He may buy and sell in his own name, and he is intrusted with the possession and control of the goods; and in these respects he differs from a broker. --Story. --Wharton. [1913 Webster]
- My factor sends me word, a merchant's fled That owes me for a hundred tun of wine. --Marlowe. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A steward or bailiff of an estate. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Math.) One of the elements or quantities which, when multiplied together, form a product. [1913 Webster]
- 4. One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result; a constituent; a contributory cause. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- The materal and dynamical factors of nutrition. --H. Spencer. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'factor'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adjunct,
- adjutant,
- agency,
- agent,
- aid,
- allele,
- allelomorph,
- Altmann theory,
- amanuensis,
- antecedent,
- antecedents,
- appraise,
- appurtenance,
- article,
- aspect,
- assess,
- assignee,
- assistant,
- attorney,
- backer,
- baggage agent,
- bailiff,
- banker,
- base,
- basis,
- birth,
- business agent,
- butler,
- call,
- case,
- catalog,
- categorize,
- causation,
- cause,
- cause and effect,
- character,
- chromatid,
- chromatin,
- chromosome,
- circumstance,
- claim agent,
- class,
- classify,
- clerk,
- coadjutor,
- commercial agent,
- commission agent,
- component,
- consideration,
- consignee,
- constituent,
- contents,
- count,
- croupier,
- curator,
- custodian,
- customer agent,
- datum,
- De Vries theory,
- deputy,
- detail,
- determinant,
- determinative,
- determiner,
- diathesis,
- DNA,
- dupe,
- element,
- emcee,
- endowment,
- etiology,
- eugenics,
- evaluate,
- facet,
- fact,
- feature,
- fed,
- Federal,
- federal agent,
- financier,
- fixings,
- freight agent,
- functionary,
- Galtonian theory,
- gauge,
- gene,
- general agent,
- genesiology,
- genetic code,
- genetics,
- go-between,
- ground,
- grounds,
- group,
- guardian,
- helper,
- hereditability,
- heredity,
- heritability,
- heritage,
- housekeeper,
- identify,
- implement,
- inborn capacity,
- incidental,
- influence,
- ingredient,
- inheritability,
- inheritance,
- instance,
- instrument,
- instrumentality,
- insurance agent,
- integrant,
- intermediary,
- item,
- land agent,
- landreeve,
- law agent,
- lender,
- librarian,
- literary agent,
- loan agent,
- majordomo,
- makings,
- master of ceremonies,
- matrocliny,
- matter,
- MC,
- means,
- Mendelianism,
- Mendelism,
- middleman,
- minor detail,
- minutia,
- minutiae,
- moneylender,
- news agent,
- occasion,
- official,
- parliamentary agent,
- part,
- part and parcel,
- particular,
- passenger agent,
- patrocliny,
- pharmacogenetics,
- piece,
- point,
- press agent,
- principle,
- proctor,
- procurator,
- proxy,
- puppet,
- purchasing agent,
- real estate agent,
- recessive character,
- regard,
- replication,
- representative,
- respect,
- RNA,
- sales agent,
- secretary,
- seneschal,
- sift,
- sort,
- sort out,
- special agent,
- specialty,
- station agent,
- steward,
- stimulus,
- theatrical agent,
- thing,
- thrash out,
- ticket agent,
- tool,
- travel agent,
- Verworn theory,
- walking delegate,
- weigh,
- Weismann theory,
- Weismannism,
- Wiesner theory,
- winnow
Words containing 'Factor'
- Factored,
- Factoring,
- Factorized,
- Factorizing,
- factor i,
- factor in,
- factor out,
- factorization,
- factorize,
- Fibrin factors,
- Prime factor,
- Rh factor,
- absorption factor,
- accelerator factor,
- antiberiberi factor,
- antihaemophilic factor,
- antihemophilic factor,
- antihemorrhagic factor,
- antiophthalmic factor,
- causal factor,
- christmas factor,
- clotting factor,
- coagulation factor,
- cognitive factor,
- common factor,
- conversion factor,
- decisive factor,
- determining factor,
- factor analyse,
- factor analysis,
- factor analytic,
- factor analytical,
- factor analyze,
- factor ii,
- factor iii,
- factor iv,
- factor ix,
- factor of proportionality,
- factor of safety,
- factor v,
- factor vii,
- factor viii,
- factor x,
- factor xi,
- factor xii,
- factor xiii,
- factorizing process,
- fudge factor,
- growth factor,
- hageman factor,
- human factor,
- intrinsic factor,
- load factor,
- multiplier factor,
- reflection factor,
- releasing factor,
- rhesus factor,
- rheumatoid factor,
- safety factor,
- scale factor,
- spreading factor,
- stable factor,
- yuck factor,
- antipernicious anemia factor,
- greatest common factor,
- highest common factor,
- hypothalamic releasing factor,
- nerve growth factor,
- sun protection factor,
- tumor necrosis factor,
- tumour necrosis factor,
- sixteen personality factor questionnaire,
- thyrotropin-releasing factor,
- time-scale factor,
- equivalent-binary-digit factor,
- growth hormone-releasing factor