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| fac·tor [ fáktər ] |
noun (plural fac·tors) |
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1. influence: something that contributes to or has an influence on the outcome of something
  Access to emergency exits is an important factor when planning the layout of a public building.
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2. level: a quantity or level of something
sunblock with a protection factor of 30
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3. mathematics quantity multiplied with others: one of two or more numbers or quantities that can be multiplied together to give a particular number or quantity
3 and 5 are factors of 15.
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4. amount by which something is multiplied: a particular amount by which something is multiplied
The number of visitors to the museum has increased by a factor of three.
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5. business somebody trading for commission: a person or organization that buys and sells goods for a commission
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6. business business agent: an agent or transactor of business for somebody else
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7. finance financing company: a business that makes loans to other businesses on the security of their accounts receivable or that buys their accounts receivable at a discounted price
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8. biochemistry biological substance: a biological substance that has a physiological effect
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verb (past and past participle fac·tored, present participle fac·tor·ing, 3rd person present singular fac·tors) |
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1. intransitive verb business act as factor: to work as a factor
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2. transitive verb mathematics work out factors: to calculate the factors of a number or expression
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| [15th century. Via French< Latin, < fact- (see fact)] |
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