# faktor
## Afrikaans
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

faktor (plural faktore)
* factor (constituent contributing to a result or state)
* factor (scalar variable or number that is multiplied)

## Crimean Tatar
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian фактор (faktor), from Latin factor (“doer, maker”).

### Noun

faktor
* factor.

#### Declension
### References

* Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
* “faktor”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈfaktor]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

faktor m inan
* factor (one of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result)
    Synonym: činitel

#### Related terms

* fakt
* faktoriál
* faktorizace
* faktorizovat

### Further reading

* “faktor”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “faktor”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “faktor”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Indonesian
### Alternative forms

* paktor

### Etymology

From Dutch factor, from Middle Dutch factoor, from Middle French facteur, from Latin factor (“a doer, maker, performer”), from factus (“done or made”), perfect passive participle of faciō (“do, make”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfak̚tɔr/
* Hyphenation: fak‧tor
* Rhymes: -ɔr

### Noun

faktor (uncountable)
* factor:
** one of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result.
** (mathematics) any of various objects multiplied together to form some whole.
** influence; a phenomenon that affects the nature, the magnitude, and/or the timing of a consequence.

#### Derived terms

* faktor abiotik
* faktor anti uban
* faktor antihemofilik
* faktor biotik
* faktor bujur
* faktor derau
* faktor edafilik
* faktor ekologi
* faktor ekonomi
* faktor ekstrinsik
* faktor fungsional
* faktor iklim
* faktor intrinsik
* faktor kebetulan
* faktor keruh
* faktor koagulasi
* faktor konversi
* faktor konversi energi
* faktor konversi nitrogen
* faktor lingkungan
* faktor lintang
* faktor motivasi
* faktor muai
* faktor muat
* faktor nekrosis tumor
* faktor normatif
* faktor pembatas
* faktor penarik
* faktor pendorong
* faktor persekutuan
* faktor produksi
* faktor sukses kritis
* faktor susut
* faktor toleransi glukosa

### Further reading

* “faktor” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Malay
### Etymology

From English factor.

### Noun

faktor (Jawi spelling فکتور, plural faktor-faktor, informal 1st possessive faktorku, 2nd possessive faktormu, 3rd possessive faktornya)
* factor (one of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result)

### Further reading

* “faktor” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Latin factor.

### Noun

faktor m (definite singular faktoren, indefinite plural faktorer, definite plural faktorene)
* a factor

#### Derived terms

* solfaktor

### References

* “faktor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Latin factor.

### Noun

faktor m (definite singular faktoren, indefinite plural faktorar, definite plural faktorane)
* a factor

#### Derived terms

* solfaktor

### References

* “faktor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin factor. First attested in 1588. Compare Silesian faktōr.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfak.tɔr/
* (Middle Polish) IPA: /ˈfak.tɔr/
* (Lesser Poland):
** (Przemyśl) IPA: [ˈfak.tɔr]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aktɔr
* Syllabification: fak‧tor

### Noun

faktor m inan
* factor (one of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result)
    Synonym: czynnik
* (cosmetics) factor (strength of a protective ingredient in cosmetics)
* (banking) factor (bank that deals with factoring)
* (obsolete, mathematics) Synonym of czynnik (“factor”) (any of various objects multiplied together to form some whole)

#### Declension
### Noun

faktor m pers
* (archaic) Synonym of pośrednik
** (Przemyśl) intermediary in courtship or monetary dealings
* (obsolete) Synonym of pełnomocnik
* (obsolete) Synonym of listonosz
* (obsolete) Synonym of oficjalista
* (Middle Polish) member of the court's servants who sells court household goods

#### Declension
### References

* ↑ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “faktor”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
* ↑ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “faktor”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎ (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
* ↑ Krystyna Długosz-Kurczabowa (2021) “afera”, in Wielki słownik etymologiczno-historyczny języka polskiego, →ISBN
* ↑ Halina Zgółkowa, editor (1994-2005), “faktor”, in Praktyczny słownik współczesnej polszczyzny, volumes 1-50, Poznań: Wydawnictwo Kurpisz, →ISBN
* ↑ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “faktor”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
* ↑ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “faktor”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

### Further reading

* faktor in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* “FAKTOR”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 13.05.2020
* Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “faktor”, in Słownik języka polskiego
* Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “faktor”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
* J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “faktor”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 713
* Aleksander Saloni (1899) “faktor”, in “Lud wiejski w okolicy Przeworska”, in M. Arct, E. Lubowski, editors, Wisła : miesięcznik gieograficzno-etnograficzny (in Polish), volume 13, Warsaw: Artur Gruszecki, page 238

## Serbo-Croatian
### Noun

fȁktor m (Cyrillic spelling фа̏ктор)
* factor

#### Declension
## Swedish
### Etymology

From Latin factor (“doer, maker”), used since the 18th century.

### Noun

faktor c
* a printer, the manager of a print shop
* a factor (an integral part)
* a factor (a contributing cause)
    den mänskliga faktorn
       the human factor
* (mathematics) a factor (an operand in multiplication)

#### Derived terms

* dämpfaktor
* faktori
* faktorisera
* formfaktor
* framgångsfaktor
* förstoringsfaktorn
* kalfaktor
* kapacitetsfaktor
* kofaktor
* korrektionsfaktor
* lastfaktor
* maktfaktor
* miljöfaktor
* multifaktoriell
* primfaktor
* primärfaktor
* produktionsfaktor
* riskfaktor
* skadeekvivalensfaktor
* skalfaktor
* spännviddsfaktor
* tillväxtfaktor
* transkriptionsfaktor
* tryckerifaktor
* värmefaktor

### Further reading

* faktor in Svensk ordbok.