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factors

3 entries found.

Main Entry:
1fac·tor 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1factor
Pronunciation:
\ˈfak-tər\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Middle French facteur, from Latin factor doer, from facere
Date:
15th century
1: one who acts or transacts business for another: as a: broker 1b b: one that lends money to producers and dealers (as on the security of accounts receivable) 2 a (1): one that actively contributes to the production of a result : ingredient <price wasn't a factor in the decision> (2): a substance that functions in or promotes the function of a particular physiological process or bodily system b: a good or service used in the process of production3: gene4 a: any of the numbers or symbols in mathematics that when multiplied together form a product ; also : a number or symbol that divides another number or symbol b: a quantity by which a given quantity is multiplied or divided in order to indicate a difference in measurement <costs increased by a factor of 10>
fac·tor·ship 
          Listen to the pronunciation of factorship \-ˌship\ noun


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