eng: factor

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Meaning
means	(noun) anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number of factors determined the outcome" factor
means	(noun) 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" component, ingredient, element, factor, constituent
means	(noun) one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer; "what are the 4 factors of 6?" divisor, factor
means	(noun) a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission factor, agent, broker
means	(noun) any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together factor
means	(noun) an independent variable in statistics factor
means	(noun) (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" factor, gene, cistron
means	(verb) resolve into factors; "a quantum computer can factor the number 15" factor out, factor in, factor
means	(verb) be a contributing factor; "make things factor into a company's profitability" factor
means	(verb) consider as relevant when making a decision; "You must factor in the recent developments" factor in, factor out, factor