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Word: Factor
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (meaning ‘doer’, also in the Scots sense ‘agent’): from French facteur or Latin factor, from fact- ‘done’, from the verb facere
ˈfaktə
a circumstance, fact, or influence that contributes to a result
Short Definition:something that contributes to result
Examples:- his skill was a factor in ensuring that so much was achieved
- she worked fast, conscious of the time factor
a number or quantity that when multiplied with another produces a given number or expression
Short Definition:number multiplied with another
Examples:- an amount that exceeds it by a factor of 1000 or more
a level on a scale of measurement.
Short Definition:level on scale of measurement
any of a number of substances in the blood, mostly identified by numerals, which are involved in coagulation.
Short Definition:substance in blood
an agent who buys and sells goods on commission
Short Definition:business agent
Examples:- his father was chief factor for the Hudson's Bay Company
Word: Factor
Speech Type: Verb
ˈfaktə
factorize
Examples:- last year researchers factored a number 155 digits long
organize (the source code of a piece of software) into different components that are easier to maintain and work with
Short Definition:organize source code into different components
Examples:- this situation occurs when code is factored to remove application- and domain-specific dependencies
(of a company) sell (its invoices) to a factor
Short Definition:sell receivable debts to factor
Examples:- they collected rents while he factored these forfeited estates
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