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Table of contents
1 English

1.1 Noun

1.1.1 Etymology
1.1.2 Translations

1.2 Derived terms
1.3 Verb
1.4 Related terms
1.5 See also

2 Latin

2.1 Noun

2.1.1 Etymology

English

Noun

factor, plural factors

  1. Doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization
    The factor of the trading post bought the furs.
  2. Something that facilitates a result
    The greatest factor in the decision was the need for public transportation.
  3. An integral part of a something
    The economy was a factor in this year's budget figures.
  4. (Mathematics) a whole number by which another can be divided with no remainder
    Three is a factor of 12.

Etymology

From Latin factor, doer or maker, from perfect passive participle factus, done or made, from verb facere, do or make

Translations

Derived terms


Verb

factor, factors, factored, factoring

  1. Find all of a number's factors (the numbers which divide into the first number evenly), often used in encryption

Related terms

See also

Latin

Noun

factor, genitive factoris, plural factores

  1. doer, maker; one who or which does or makes something

Etymology

From verb facere, do or make

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The noun "factor" has seven senses: The verb "factor" has one sense:

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