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English to English noun
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anything that contributes causally to a result |  | Example: a number of factors determined the outcome
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an abstract part of something | | Example: 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 speech
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one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer | | Example: what are the 4 factors of 6?
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a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission | | source: wordnet30
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any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together | | source: wordnet30
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an independent variable in statistics | | source: wordnet30
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(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 | | Example: genes were formerly called factors
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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. | | source: webster1913 verb
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resolve into factors | | Example: a quantum computer can factor the number 15
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be a contributing factor | | Example: make things factor into a company's profitability
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consider as relevant when making a decision | | Example: You must factor in the recent developments
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To resolve (a quantity) into its factors. | | source: webster1913
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