Main Entry: ²factor

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): fac·tored; fac·tor·ing \-t(ə-)riŋ\

Date: 1621

intransitive verb : to work as a factortransitive verb 1 : to resolve into factors
2 a : to include or admit as a factor —used with in or into <factor inflation into our calculations> b : to exclude as a factor —used with out

— fac·tor·able \-t(ə-)rə-bəl\ adjective