Definition of factor | What does factor mean?
What is the definition of the word FACTOR?
Here is a list of definitions for factor.
- anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number of factors determined the outcome"
- an abstract part of something; "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"
- one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer; "what are the 4 factors of 6?"
- a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
- any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together
- an independent variable in statistics
- (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; "genes were formerly called factors"
What are the verbs of the word FACTOR?
Here is a list of definitions for factor.
- resolve into factors; "a quantum computer can factor the number 15"
- be a contributing factor; "make things factor into a company's profitability"
- consider as relevant when making a decision; "You must factor in the recent developments"
What are the synonyms of the word FACTOR?
What is another word for FACTOR?. Here is a list of synonyms for FACTOR
- FACTOR
- COMPONENT
- CONSTITUENT
- ELEMENT
- INGREDIENT
- DIVISOR
- AGENT
- BROKER
- GENE
- CISTRON
- FACTOR IN
- FACTOR OUT
Words beginning with FACTOR?
We only list the first 50 results for words beginning with FACTOR.
- factorylike
- factory
- factorships
- factorship
- factors
- factorizing
- factorizes
- factorized
- factorize
- factorizations
- factorization
- factorising
- factorises
- factorised
- factorise
- factorisations
- factorisation
- factorings
- factoring
- factories
- factorials
- factorial
- factored
- factorages
- factorage
- factorable
- factorability
- factorabilities
- factor
What words can be made with FACTOR?
We only list the first 50 results for any words that can be made with FACTOR.
In which dictionaries does the word factor exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes