ALL meanings of factor
fac·tor
F f - noun Technical meaning of factor A quantity which is multiplied by another quantity. See also divisor. 1
- noun factor (obsolete) A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization. 1
- noun factor element 1
- noun factor maths: divisor 1
- noun factor lender 1
- intransitive verb factor resolve into factors 1
- transitive verb factor maths: resolve into factors 1
- transitive verb factor business: sell accounts 1
- noun factor agent 1
- noun factor Christmas factor. 1
- verb with object factor Mathematics. to express (a mathematical quantity) as a product of two or more quantities of like kind, as 30 = 2·3·5, or x 2 − y 2 = (x + y) (x − y). Compare expand (def 4a). 1
- verb with object factor to act as a factor for. 1
- verb without object factor to act as a factor. 1
- countable noun factor A factor is one of the things that affects an event, decision, or situation. 0
- countable noun factor If an amount increases by a factor of two, for example, or by a factor of eight, then it becomes two times bigger or eight times bigger. 0
- singular noun factor You can use factor to refer to a particular level on a scale of measurement. 0
- countable noun factor A factor of a whole number is a smaller whole number which can be multiplied with another whole number to produce the first whole number. 0
- noun factor an element or cause that contributes to a result 0
- noun factor one of two or more integers or polynomials whose product is a given integer or polynomial 0
- noun factor an integer or polynomial that can be exactly divided into another integer or polynomial 0
- noun factor any of several substances that participate in the clotting of blood 0
- noun factor a person who acts on another's behalf, esp one who transacts business for another 0
- noun factor a business that makes loans in return for or on security of trade debts 0
- noun factor a person to whom goods are consigned for sale and who is paid a factorage 0
- noun factor (in Scotland) the manager of an estate 0
- verb factor to engage in the business of a factor 0
- noun factor a person who carries on business transactions for another; commission merchant; agent for the sale of goods entrusted to his possession 0
- noun factor an agent, as a banking or finance company, engaged in financing the operations of certain companies, or in financing wholesale and retail sales, through the purchase of accounts receivable 0
- noun factor any of the circumstances, conditions, etc. that bring about a result; element or constituent that makes a thing what it is 0
- noun factor gene 0
- noun factor any of two or more quantities which form a product when multiplied together 0
- verb transitive factor to resolve into factors 0
- intransitive verb factor to act in the capacity of a factor 0