factor




factor - noun

  • anything that contributes causally to a result
  • an abstract part of something
  • one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer
  • 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

    • factor - verb

    • resolve into factors
    • be a contributing factor
    • consider as relevant when making a decision

    factor - thesaurus

    agent   broker   cistron   component   constituent   divisor   element   gene   ingredient  

    Scrabble score for factor

    f is 4 a is 1 c is 3 t is 1 o is 1 r is 1
    Scrabble score = 11

    generated at 06:35:19 on 15-08-24

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