Factor

['fæktə] or ['fæktɚ]

Definition

(noun.) an independent variable in statistics.

(noun.) anything that contributes causally to a result; 'a number of factors determined the outcome'.

(noun.) any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together.

(verb.) resolve into factors; 'a quantum computer can factor the number 15'.

(verb.) consider as relevant when making a decision; 'You must factor in the recent developments'.

(verb.) be a contributing factor; 'make things factor into a company's profitability'.

Inputed by Bertha--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) One who transacts business for another; an agent; a substitute; especially, a mercantile agent who buys and sells goods and transacts business for others in commission; a commission merchant or consignee. He may be a home factor or a foreign factor. He may buy and sell in his own name, and he is intrusted with the possession and control of the goods; and in these respects he differs from a broker.

(n.) A steward or bailiff of an estate.

(n.) One of the elements or quantities which, when multiplied together, from a product.

(n.) One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result; a constituent.

(v. t.) To resolve (a quantity) into its factors.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Agent, broker, substitute, consignee, middleman, go-between, commission merchant.[2]. (Math.) Multiplier, element of a product.

Inputed by Lilly

Definition

n. a doer or transactor of business for another: one who buys and sells goods for others on commission: (Scot.) an agent managing heritable estates for another: (math.) one of two or more parts which when multiplied together result in a given number—e.g. 6 and 4 are factors of 24: an element in the composition of anything or in bringing about a certain result.—ns. Fac′torage the fees or commission of a factor.—adj. Factō′rial of or pertaining to a factor.—v.t. Fac′torise (U.S.) to warn not to pay or give up goods: to attach the effects of a debtor in the hands of a third person.—ns. Fac′torship; Fac′tory a manufactory: a trading settlement in a distant country.—Judicial factor a person appointed by the Court to manage the estate of a person under some incapacity.

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Examples

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