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Synonyms for factor
ˈfæk tərfac·tor
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
factor
In strict philosophical usage, the prime mover or doer of an act is the agent. Thus we speak of man as a voluntary agent, a free agent. But in common usage, especially in business, an agent is not the prime actor, but only an instrument or factor, acting under orders or instructions. Compare CAUSE.
Synonyms:
actor, agent, doer, instrument, means, mover, operator, performer, promoterAntonyms:
chief, inventor, originator, principalPreposition:
An agent of the company for selling, etc.
Princeton's WordNet
factornoun
anything that contributes causally to a result
"a number of factors determined the outcome"
Synonyms:
component, element, broker, gene, divisor, cistron, agent, ingredient, constituentcomponent, constituent, element, factor, ingredientnoun
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"
Synonyms:
chemical element, grammatical constituent, cistron, component, element, portion, gene, divisor, part, agent, ingredient, component part, fixings, constituent, brokerdivisor, factornoun
one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer
"what are the 4 factors of 6?"
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broker, component, element, gene, divisor, cistron, agent, ingredient, constituentagent, factor, brokernoun
a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
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broker, component, element, cistron, gene, divisor, agentive role, federal agent, ingredient, constituent, agentfactornoun
any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together
Synonyms:
component, element, broker, gene, divisor, cistron, agent, ingredient, constituentfactornoun
an independent variable in statistics
Synonyms:
component, element, broker, gene, divisor, cistron, agent, ingredient, constituentgene, cistron, factorverb
(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"
Synonyms:
broker, component, element, gene, divisor, cistron, ingredient, constituent, agentfactor, factor in, factor outverb
resolve into factors
"a quantum computer can factor the number 15"
Synonyms:
factor out, factor infactorverb
be a contributing factor
"make things factor into a company's profitability"
Synonyms:
factor out, factor infactor, factor in, factor outverb
consider as relevant when making a decision
"You must factor in the recent developments"
Synonyms:
factor out, factor in
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
factornoun
Synonyms:
agent, broker, substitute, consignee, middleman, go-between, commission merchantfactornoun
Synonyms:
(math.) multiplier, element of a product
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
factornoun
Synonyms:
broker, middleman, consignee, commission merchant, agent, constituent, element
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "factor":
factors, coefficient, element, mailman, postman, facteur, determinant, factorial, component, elements, contributor, player, aspect, coefficient, actor, driver, working, musicaction, stocking
Nicknames
List of known nicknames for "Factor":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#207 | part | |
#528 | working | |
#754 | means | |
#863 | player | |
#1441 | agent | |
#1698 | driver | |
#1859 | elements | |
#1941 | factors | |
#2040 | component | |
#2090 | factor | |
#2222 | element | |
#2349 | gene | |
#3027 | operator | |
#3269 | portion | |
#3682 | instrument | |
#4288 | actor | |
#4489 | aspect | |
#4849 | broker | |
#9028 | contributor | |
#9445 | performer | |
#9722 | mailman | |
#10289 | ingredient | |
#10595 | stocking | |
#10838 | coefficient | |
#12773 | promoter | |
#16093 | mover | |
#16298 | constituent | |
#27024 | determinant | |
#32272 | postman | |
#38049 | fixings | |
#46179 | factorial | |
#46839 | divisor | |
#56838 | doer | |
#95035 | cistron | |
#162858 | facteur |
How to use factor in a sentence?
Apple is holding back the averages, another factor is we have a huge rally in (Treasury) yields, the 10-year is up substantially. Those two factors are holding back the market and dampening the enthusiasm that some kind of cosmetic trade deal is on its way.
They've worked with him, there's a trust factor that wasn't there before.
And I think porn unfortunately has given sex a sort of degrading factor….
Inertia is a big factor, sometimes the gift card is for a store that you don’t particularly like or it’s not convenient to go there.
What bothers me the most is, I know a lot of parents, because I’m in this community, and none of them really understand that this is happening to them. They have no idea. I don’t think the state should be the factor that colludes with unions to take out this money without people’s knowledge. If they really wanted people to have a choice, then they should let them know what their options are. … I think it’s very unfair, since this is a very vulnerable population.
Translations for factor
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- عاملArabic
- агент, коефициент, множител, фактор, разлагам на множителиBulgarian
- faktorCzech
- agent, faktorisere, faktorDanish
- FaktorGerman
- παράγονταςGreek
- tegurEstonian
- فاکتورPersian
- osatekijä, edustaja, tekijäFinnish
- facteurFrench
- fachtóir, toiscIrish
- seumarlan, maor, bàillidhScottish Gaelic
- faghteyrManx
- לפרק לגורמים, גורם, חלק אינטגרליHebrew
- tényezőHungarian
- þáttur, þætta, þátta, leysa upp í þættiIcelandic
- fattore, fattorizzareItalian
- កត្តាKhmer
- факторKyrgyz
- uitvoerderDutch
- årsak, faktor, faktorisereNorwegian
- faktor, czynnikPolish
- fazedor, factor, fatorPortuguese
- представитель, коэффициент, показатель, комиссионер, фактор, доверенное лицо, движущая сила, торговый агент, множительRussian
- činilacSerbo-Croatian
- faktorSwedish
- காரணிTamil
- çarpan, etken, faktörTurkish
- 因子Chinese
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