factor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfæk.tə/
ipa: /ˈfæk.tɚ/
rhymes: -æktə(ɹ)
Forms: form: factors
form: factour
Etymology: From Middle French facteur, from Latin factor (“a doer, maker, performer”), from factus (“done or made”), perfect passive participle of faciō (“do, make”).
Senses: examples: text: The factor of the trading post bought the furs.
glosses: A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization.
examples: text: My factor sends me word, a merchant's fled / That owes me for a hundred tun of wine.
ref: c. 1589–1590 (date written), Christopher Marlo[we], edited by Tho[mas] Heywood, The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Iew of Malta. […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Nicholas Vavasour, […], published 1633, →OCLC, (please specify the page):
text: And let such as will number the Kings of Castile and Portugall amongst the warlike and magnanimous conquerors, seeke for some other adherent then my selfe, forsomuch as twelve hundred leagues from their idle residence they have made themselves masters of both Indias, onely by the conduct and direction of their factors, of whom it would be knowne whether they durst but goe and enjoy them in person.
ref: 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 21, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
text: What does he therefore, but resolvs to give over toyling, and to find himself out som factor, to whose care and credit he may commit the whole managing of his religious affairs; som Divine of note and estimation that must be.
ref: 1644, John Milton, Areopagitica; a Speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc’d Printing, to the Parlament of England, London: [s.n.], →OCLC:
text: Motor factors — Good factors will stock all of the more important components which wear out relatively quickly.
ref: 1985, Haynes Owners Workshop Manual, BMW:
glosses: An agent or representative; a reseller or distributor (sometimes with a private label); a consignee.
topics: law
glosses: A commission agent.
topics: law
glosses: A person or business organization that provides money for another's new business venture; one who finances another's business.
topics: law
glosses: A business organization that lends money on accounts receivable or buys and collects accounts receivable.
examples: text: The greatest factor in the decision was the need for public transportation.
text: The economy was a factor in this year's budget figures.
text: 1864-1898, Herbert Spencer, Principles of Biology
the material and dynamical factors of nutrition
text: The UN, for its part, has suggested eating insects as a way of feeding those extra mouths, which may put the frankenmeat ick factor in perspective.
ref: 2013 August 6, John Michael McGrath, “The Frankenmeat of the Future”, in Hazlitt:
glosses: One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result.
examples: text: 3 is a factor of 12, as are 2, 4 and 6.
text: The factors of the Klein four-group are both cyclic of order 2.
text: The formula adjusts for region and season by multiplying by a prescribed factor for each.
text: The first thousand primes[…]marched in order before him[…]the complete sequence of all those numbers that possessed no factors except themselves and unity.
ref: 1956, Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, page 38:
topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: Any of various objects multiplied together to form some whole.
examples: text: The launch temperature was a factor of the Challenger disaster.
text: Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems— […]. Such a slow-release device containing angiogenic factors could be placed on the pia mater covering the cerebral cortex and tested in persons with senile dementia in long term studies.
ref: 2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200:
qualifier: causal analysis
glosses: Influence; a phenomenon that affects the nature, the magnitude, and/or the timing of a consequence.
examples: text: The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them[…]is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies.[…]current tax rules make it easy for all sorts of firms to generate[…]“stateless income”: profit subject to tax in a jurisdiction that is neither the location of the factors of production that generate the income nor where the parent firm is domiciled.
ref: 2013 June 22, “T time”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 68:
topics: economics
sciences
glosses: A resource used in the production of goods or services, a factor of production.
examples: text: the factor was so scrupulous, as to keep the whole thing from his master, the lord chamberlain
ref: 1822, [Walter Scott], The Pirate. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC:
glosses: A steward or bailiff of an estate.
Hyponyms: sense: Hyponyms of factor (noun)
word: acentric factor
sense: Hyponyms of factor (noun)
word: animal protein factor
sense: Hyponyms of factor (noun)
word: colony-stimulating factor
sense: Hyponyms of factor (noun)
word: common factor
sense: Hyponyms of factor (noun)
word: distribution factor
sense: Hyponyms of factor (noun)
word: factor of production
sense: Hyponyms of factor (noun)
word: form factor
sense: Hyponyms of factor (noun)
word: Gamow factor
sense: Hyponyms of factor (noun)
word: incremental power transfer distribution factor
sense: Hyponyms of factor (noun)
word: K-factor
sense: Hyponyms of factor (noun)
word: load factor
sense: Hyponyms of factor (noun)
word: paper factor
sense: Hyponyms of factor (noun)
word: power transfer distribution factor
sense: Hyponyms of factor (noun)
word: pull factor
sense: Hyponyms of factor (noun)
word: push factor
sense: Hyponyms of factor (noun)
word: rheumatoid factor
sense: Hyponyms of factor (noun)
word: S-factor
sense: Hyponyms of factor (noun)
word: Sommerfeld factor
sense: Hyponyms of factor (noun)
word: transcription factor
Derived terms: sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: absolute uterine factor infertility
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: absorption factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: A factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: aggravating factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: antihemophilic factor A
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: antihemophilic factor B
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: anti-nuclear factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: Bambi factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: bifactor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: biofactor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: breakeven load factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: bugger factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: bus factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: care factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: care factor zero
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: CDI factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: Christmas factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: citrovorum factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: clotting factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: coagulation factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: cofactor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: contempt factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: cord factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: corn-factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: correction factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: counterfactor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: critical success factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: crunch factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: currency adjustment factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: Darcy friction factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: death factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: dissipation factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: duh factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: eigenfactor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: factorability
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: factorable
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: factorage
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: factor analysis
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: factoress
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: factor graph
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: factorial
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: factorial experiment
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: factorial table
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: factor ideal
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: factorist
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: factor IX
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: factorization
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: factorize
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: factorless
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: factor market
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: factor ring
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: factorship
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: factor space
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: factor through
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: factor VII
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: factor VIII
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: factress
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: Falklands factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: feel-good factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: fit factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: formfactor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: fudge factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: g-factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: Gladue factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: greatest common factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: growth factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: gut factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: highest common factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: ick factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: immunofactor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: impact factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: interfactor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: judicial factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: kata factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: latte factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: limiting factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: Lorentz factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: match factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: misfactor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: mitigating factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: motor factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: multifactor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: nerve growth factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: neurofactor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: nonfactor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: oncofactor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: overfactorization
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: P-factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: phase factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: plus factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: power factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: prefactor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: prime factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: pucker factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: Q factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: red factor canary
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: Revelle factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: Rhesus factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: Rh factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: risk factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: safety factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: sleaze factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: space factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: subfactor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: sun protection factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: superfactor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: telefactor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: time factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: tissue factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: transfactor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: trifactor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: tumor necrosis factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: tumour necrosis factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: two-factor authentication
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: underfactorization
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: van 't Hoff factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: vascular endothelial growth factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: von Willebrand factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: warp factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: wife acceptance factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: wow factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: x-factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: X factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: X-factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: x factor
sense: Terms derived from factor (noun) (some may be hyponyms)
word: yuck factor
Related terms: sense: Terms etymologically related to factor (noun)
word: fact
sense: Terms etymologically related to factor (noun)
word: faction
sense: Terms etymologically related to factor (noun)
word: factory
sense: Terms etymologically related to factor (noun)
word: fashion
word: successor
sense: addition, summation
english: addend; total
translation: addend; total
alt: augend
word: + =
sense: addition, summation
english: sum
translation: sum
alt: summand
word: + +... =
sense: subtraction
roman: subtrahend
english: difference
translation: difference
word: − =
sense: multiplication, factorization; multiplier
roman: multiplicand
english: product
translation: product
word: × =
sense: multiplication, factorization; factor
english: factor; factor; product
translation: factor; factor; product
word: × ×... =
sense: division; dividend
roman: quotient
word: ÷ =
sense: numerator) / (denominator) = (quotient
english: with remaining
translation: with remaining
alt: quotient
word: Or sometimes
sense: exponentiation; base
english: power
translation: power
alt: exponent
word: =
sense: root extraction; degree
roman: radicand
word: √ =
sense: logarithmization
english: logarithm
translation: logarithm
alt: antilogarithm
word: log(base) =