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factor::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | agent, broker |
| Type of | bourgeois, businessperson |
| Has types | real estate agent, real estate broker, syndic, underwriter, house agent, auctioneer, general agent, estate agent, travel agent, land agent, investment banker, insurance broker, insurance agent, ship broker, stockbroker |
factor::noun | Spocien Dictionary
(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
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cistron, gene |
| Type of | sequence |
| Has types | suppressor gene, allelomorph, dominant gene, genetic marker, holandric gene, homeotic gene, lethal gene, linkage group, linked genes, modifier, modifier gene, mutant gene, nonallele, oncogene, operator gene, polygene, proto-oncogene, recessive gene, regulator gene, regulatory gene, repressor gene, structural gene, suppresser, suppresser gene, suppressor, allele, transforming gene, transgene, x-linked gene, y-linked gene |
genes were formerly called factors.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | component, constituent, element, ingredient |
| Type of | part, section, division |
| Has types | plot element, be-all and end-all, be all and end all, point |
| Derivation | factorize |
a key factor in her success.
factor::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | divisor |
| Type of | whole number, integer |
| Has types | common factor, common divisor, equivalent-binary-digit factor, common measure, prime factor |
| Derivation | factorize |
what are the 4 factors of 6?.
factor::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | factor in, factor out |
| Type of | consider, study |
You must factor in the recent developments.
factor::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | independent variable, experimental variable |
factor::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | number |
| Has types | deflator, constant of proportionality, factor of proportionality, conversion factor |
| Derivation | factorize |
factor::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | cause |
| Has types | wild card, parameter, rf, unknown quantity, intrinsic factor, releasing hormone, releasing factor, fundamental |
a number of factors determined the outcome.
Examples of factor
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The biggest single factor in the game will be our ability to handle their press.
From the stltoday.com
That is nearly 10 percent higher than Hawaiian's full-year load factor for 2000.
From the thenewstribune.com
Homes in some stage of foreclosure have been a factor in declining sales prices.
From the thenewstribune.com
In the last decade or so, however, a major new factor has changed this calculus.
From the online.wsj.com
The company's losses since the disaster were another factor leading to its sale.
From the chron.com
Assessing the competency and experience of the staff should be a primary factor.
From the forbes.com
Another difference is that you have to factor in the weight of hedge-fund money.
From the businessweek.com
The high obsolescence rate of inventory is a critical factor for tech companies.
From the businessweek.com
Senior defensive tackle Brett Cherry will also be a big factor in that equation.
From the charlotteobserver.com
- Anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number of factors determined the outcome"
- Resolve into factors; "a quantum computer can factor the number 15"
- Be a contributing factor; "make things factor into a company's profitability"
- Component: 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"
- Consider as relevant when making a decision; "You must factor in the recent developments"
- Divisor: one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer; "what are the 4 factors of 6?"
- FACTOR (the Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent on Records) is a "private non-profit organization, ... dedicated to providing assistance toward the growth and development of the Canadian independent recording industry" (from).
- A factor, from the Latin "he who does" (parallel to , from Latin agens), is a person who professionally acts as the representative of another individual or other legal entity, historically with his seat at a factory (trading post), notably in the following contexts: In a relatively large company ...
- In music, a factor or chord factor is a member or component of a chord. These are named root, third, fifth, sixth, seventh, ninth, eleventh, thirteenth, and so on, for their generic interval above the root. ...
