DICTOMETER

FACTOR

(factor, faktor)

1. Synonyms:
   • Factor
   Definitions:
   • anything that contributes causally to a result
   Examples:
   • A number of factors determined the outcome
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Component
   • Constituent
   • Element
   • Factor
   • Ingredient
   Definitions:
   • an abstract part of something
   Examples:
   • 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
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Divisor
   • Factor
   Definitions:
   • one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer
   Examples:
   • What are the 4 factors of 6?
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Agent
   • Factor
   • Broker
   Definitions:
   • a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Factor
   Definitions:
   • any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Factor
   Definitions:
   • an independent variable in statistics
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Gene
   • Cistron
   • Factor
   Definitions:
   • (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
   Examples:
   • Genes were formerly called factors
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Factor
   • Factor in
   • Factor out
   Definitions:
   • resolve into factors
   Examples:
   • A quantum computer can factor the number 15
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Factor
   Definitions:
   • be a contributing factor
   Examples:
   • Make things factor into a company's profitability
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Factor
   • Factor in
   • Factor out
   Definitions:
   • consider as relevant when making a decision
   Examples:
   • You must factor in the recent developments