FACTOR


Meaning of FACTOR in English

n.

Function: verb

Inflected Form: fac · tored ; fac · tor · ing \ -t( ə -)ri ŋ \

Date: 1621

intransitive verb : to work as a factor

transitive verb

1 : to resolve into factors

2 a : to include or admit as a factor ― used with in or into < factor inflation into our calculations> b : to exclude as a factor ― used with out

– fac · tor · able \ -t( ə -)r ə -b ə l \ adjective

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