1. one who acts or transacts business for another: such as
2. broker sense 1b
3. one that lends money to producers and dealers (as on the security of accounts receivable)
4. one that actively contributes to the production of a result ingredient
price wasn't a factor in the decision
5. a substance that functions in or promotes the function of a particular physiological process or bodily system
a clotting factor that facilitates blood coagulation
6. a good or service (such as land, labor, or capital) used in the process of production
7. gene
8. any of the numbers or symbols in mathematics that when multiplied together form a product (see product sense 1) also a number or symbol that divides another number or symbol
9. a quantity by which a given quantity is multiplied or divided in order to indicate a difference in measurement
costs increased by a factor of 10
10. to work as a factor
11. to resolve into factors
12. to include or admit as a factor —used with in or into
factor inflation into our calculations
13. to exclude as a factor —used with out
14. something that helps produce or influence a result one of the things that cause something to happen
15. a number that evenly divides a larger number
16. an amount by which another amount is multiplied or divided
17. to consider or include (something) in making a judgment or calculation
18. to not consider or include (something) in making a judgment or calculation
19. something that helps produce a result
Price was a factor in my decision.
20. any of the numbers that when multiplied together form a product
The factors of 6 are 1, 2, 3, and 6.
21. to be considered in making a judgment
Class participation will factor into your grade.
22. to find the factors of a number
23. something that actively contributes to the production of a result
24. a substance that functions in or promotes the function of a particular physiological process or bodily system
25. gene
26. one who acts or transacts business for another: as
27. a commercial agent who buys or sells goods for others on commission
28. a person or thing that actively contributes to the production of a result
a difference in salary based on a factor other than sex