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factor¹
- /ˈfæk.tə/ UK
- [ˈfæk.tʰə] UK
- /ˈfæk.təɹ/ US
- [ˈfæk.tʰɚ] ~ [ˈfæk.tʰɹ̩] US
Rhymes with -æktə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English factour, from Middle French facteur, Anglo-Norman factour, and their etymon Latin factor (“a doer, maker, performer”), from factus (“done or made”), perfect passive participle of faciō (“do, make”).
noun factors · factour
- A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization. The factor of the trading post bought the furs.
- An agent or representative; a reseller or distributor (sometimes with a private label); a consignee. My factor sends me word, a merchant's fled / That owes me for a hundred tun of wine.
- A commission agent.
- A person or business organization that provides money for another's new business venture; one who finances another's business.
- A business organization that lends money on accounts receivable or buys and collects accounts receivable.
- One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result. The greatest factor in the decision was the need for public transportation.
- Any of various objects multiplied together to form some whole. 3 is a factor of 12, as are 2, 4 and 6.
- Influence; a phenomenon that affects the nature, the magnitude, and/or the timing of a consequence. The launch temperature was a factor of the Challenger disaster.
- A resource used in the production of goods or services, a factor of production. The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them[…]is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies.[…]current tax rules make it easy for all sorts of firms to generate[…]“stateless income”: profit subject to tax in a jurisdiction that is neither
- A steward or bailiff of an estate. the factor was so scrupulous, as to keep the whole thing from his master, the lord chamberlain
verb factors · factoring · factored · factour
- To find all the factors of (a number or other mathematical object) (the objects that divide it evenly).
- To rewrite an expression as the product of its factors.
- To be a product of other objects.
- To sell a debt or debts to an agent (the factor) to collect.
Factor²
proper noun Factors
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: agent, factor in, constituent, component, broker, divisor, factor out, ingredient, element, working, contribution, contribute, qualification, rating, input, enabler
Translations
Every language
noun integral part
| Español | factor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인자 inja |
| 日本語 | 因子 inshi |
| 中文 | 因子 yīnzǐ |
| हिन्दी | घटक ghaṭak |
| Português | factor |
| Français | facteur |
| Deutsch | Faktor |
| Italiano | fattore |
| Ελληνικά | παράγοντας parágontas |
| Русский | фа́ктор fáktor, дви́жущая си́ла dvížuščaja síla |
| العربية | عَامِل ʕāmil |
| עברית | גּוֹרֵם gorém, חלק אינטגרלי khelék integráli |
noun doer, maker
| Español | hacedor, agente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대리상 daerisang, 대리인 daeriin |
| 日本語 | 代理人 dairinin |
| 中文 | 代理商 dàilǐ shāng |
| हिन्दी | कारक kārak |
| Português | fator, fazedor |
| Français | agent |
| Deutsch | Agent, Makler, Kommissionär |
| Русский | комиссионе́р komissionér, фа́ктор fáktor, аге́нт agént, дове́ренное лицо́ dovérennoje licó, представи́тель predstavítelʹ |
| עברית | עוֹשֶׂה osé |
noun mathematical sense
| Español | factor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인수 insu |
| 日本語 | 因数 insū |
| 中文 | 因數 /因数 yīnshù, 約數 /约数 yuēshù |
| हिन्दी | गुणक guṇak |
| Português | fator |
| Français | facteur |
| Deutsch | Faktor |
| Italiano | fattore |
| Română | factor |
| Русский | мно́житель mnóžitelʹ, коэффицие́нт koefficiént, показа́тель pokazátelʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | thừa số |
| עברית | גּוֹרֵם gorém |
noun influence
| Español | factor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 요인 yoin |
| 日本語 | 要因 yōin |
| 中文 | 因素 yīnsù |
| हिन्दी | कारण kāraṇ |
| Português | fator |
| Français | facteur |
| Deutsch | Faktor |
| Italiano | fattore |
| Ελληνικά | παράγοντας parágontas |
| Română | factor |
| Русский | причи́на pričína, фактор faktor |
| Tiếng Việt | yếu tố, nhân tố |
| עברית | גּוֹרֵם gorém |
noun economic resource
| Español | factor, recurso |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 生产要素 shēngchǎn yàosù, 资源 zīyuán |
| Français | facteur, ressource |
| עברית | גּוֹרֵם יִצּוּר gorém yitsúr |
verb to find all factors of a number
| Español | factorizar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 分解因子 fēnjiě yīnzǐ |
| Français | factoriser |
| Italiano | fattorizzare |
| עברית | לפרק לגורמים lefarék legormím |
verb to rewrite as a product of factors
| Español | factorizar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 分解因式 fēnjiě yīnshì |
| Português | fatorar |
| Français | factoriser |
| Italiano | fattorizzare, scomporre |
| עברית | פֵּרֵק לְגוֹרְמִים perek legormím |
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