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Definitions for Factor

[1] one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation: Poverty is only one of the factors in crime.
[2] Mathematics . 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.
[3] Biochemistry . any of certain substances necessary to a biochemical or physiological process, especially those whose exact nature and function are unknown.
[4] a business organization that lends money on accounts receivable or buys and collects accounts receivable.
[5] a person who acts or transacts business for another; an agent.
[6] an agent entrusted with the possession of goods to be sold in the agent's name; a merchant earning a commission by selling goods belonging to others.
[7] a person or business organization that provides money for another's new business venture; one who finances another's business.
[8] factor of production.
[9] Scot. the steward or bailiff of an estate.
[10] Mathematics . to express (a mathematical quantity) as a product of two or more quantities of like kind, as 30 = 2·3·5, or x 2 − y 2 = (x + y ) (x − y ). Compare expand(def 4a) .
[11] to act as a factor for.
[12] to act as a factor.
[13] factor in /into , to include as an essential element, especially in forecasting or planning: You must factor insurance payments into the cost of maintaining a car.
[14] antihemophilic factor.
[15] Christmas factor.
[16] an element or cause that contributes to a result
[17] maths one of two or more integers or polynomials whose product is a given integer or polynomial 2 and 3 are factors of 6 an integer or polynomial that can be exactly divided into another integer or polynomial 1, 2, 3, and 6 are all factors of 6
[18] (foll by identifying numeral ) med any of several substances that participate in the clotting of blood factor VIII
[19] a person who acts on another's behalf, esp one who transacts business for another
[20] commerce a business that makes loans in return for or on security of trade debts
[21] former name for a gene
[22] commercial law a person to whom goods are consigned for sale and who is paid a factorage
[23] (in Scotland) the manager of an estate
[24] (intr) to engage in the business of a factor
[25] a protein that participates in the clotting of blood. It is extracted from donated serum and used in the treatment of the commonest type of haemophilia, in which it is absent

Words related to Factor

circumstance, influence, point, component, element, thing, part, aspect, consideration, cause, ingredient, antecedent, means, agency, instrument, agent, item, portion, board, aid

Words nearby Factor

factitious, factitious disorder, factitive, factive, factoid, factor, factor analysis, factor cost, factor group, factor i, factor ii

Origin of Factor

VIIIFirst recorded in 1960–65

Other words from Factor

fac·tor·a·ble , adjective
fac·tor·a·bil·i·ty , noun
fac·tor·ship , noun
sub·fac·tor , noun
un·der·fac·tor , noun
un·fac·tor·a·ble , adjective
un·fac·tored , adjective

Word origin for Factor

C15: from Latin: one who acts, from facere to do

Synonyms for Factor

aspect, cause, circumstance, component, consideration, element, influence, ingredient, part, point, thing, agency, agent, aid, antecedent, board, constituent, instrument, instrumentality, item, means, portion, fixin's, makin's, part and parcel