1.anything that contributes causally to a result;
a number of factors determined the outcome
2.an abstract part of something;
jealousy was a component of his character
3.any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together
4.one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer;
what are the 4 factors of 6?
5.a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
6.an independent variable in statistics
7.(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
1.resolve into factors;
a quantum computer can factor the number 15