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1
a person who acts or does business for another
- at the auction the high bidder for the painting was actually a factor for a wealthy art collector
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2
one of the parts that make up a whole
- price was only one factor in my decision to buy the car
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“Factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factor. Accessed 1 Oct. 2022.
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The first known use of factor was in the 15th century
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