English to English
noun
- anything that contributes causally to a result
A number of factors determined the outcome.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer
What are the 4 factors of 6?.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
source: WordNet 3.0
- any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together
source: WordNet 3.0
- an independent variable in statistics
source: WordNet 3.0
- (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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- One who transacts business for another; an agent; a substitute; especially, a mercantile agent who buys and sells goods and transacts business for others in commission; a commission merchant or consignee. He may be a home factor or a foreign factor. He may buy and sell in his own name, and he is intrusted with the possession and control of the goods; and in these respects he differs from a broker.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- resolve into factors
A quantum computer can factor the number 15.
source: WordNet 3.0
- be a contributing factor
Make things factor into a company's profitability.
source: WordNet 3.0
- consider as relevant when making a decision
You must factor in the recent developments.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To resolve (a quantity) into its factors.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [fáctor] Isang bagay na katungkulan
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog