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Factor
ˈfaktə
- a circumstance, fact, or influence that contributes to a result
"his skill was a factor in ensuring that so much was achieved"
element part component ingredient strand constituent point detail item feature facet aspect characteristic consideration influence circumstance thing determinant- a gene or similar agent transmitted by heredity from one generation to the next
"the Rhesus factor"
- 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
- a level on a scale of measurement
- (with numeral) a sunscreen of the sun protection factor specified
"factor 30 sun cream"
- any of a number of substances in the blood, mostly identified by numerals, which are involved in coagulation
- an agent who buys and sells goods on commission
"his father was chief factor for the Hudson's Bay Company"
- 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
"the house became home to the estate factor"
- an agent, deputy, or representative
- 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"
- (of a company) sell (its invoices) to a factor
"they collected rents while he factored these forfeited estates"