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factor Definition
(n)
anything
that
contributes
causally
to
a
result
; "
a
number
of
factors
determined
the
outcome
"
(n)
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
s
(n)
any
of
the
numbers
(
or
symbols
)
that
form
a
product
when
multiplied
together
(n)
one
of
two
or
more
integers
that
can
be
exactly
divided
into
another
integer
; "
what
are
the
4
factors
of
6
?"
(n)
a
businessman
who
buys
or
sells
for
another
in
exchange
for
a
commission
(n)
an
independent
variable
in
statistics
(n) (
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
"
(v)
resolve
into
factors
; "
a
quantum
computer
can
factor
the
number
15
"
factor Synonyms
agent
broker
cistron
component
constituent
divisor
element
factor
factor in
factor out
gene
ingredient
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