factor

Noun
  1. Anything that contributes causally to a result (synset 107342405)
    "a number of factors determined the outcome"
    is a type of: cause - events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
    subtypes:
    • fundamental - any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business
    • parameter - any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance
    • unknown quantity - a factor in a given situation whose bearing and importance is not apparent
    • wild card - an unpredictable factor
    • releasing factor, releasing hormone, rf - a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland
    • intrinsic factor - a substance produced by the mucosa of the stomach and intestines that is essential for the absorption of vitamin B12
  2. An abstract part of something (synset 105877576)
    "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"
    is a type of: division, part, section - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
    subtypes:
    same as: component, constituent, element, ingredient
  3. One of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer (synset 113755542)
    "what are the 4 factors of 6?"
    is a type of: integer, whole number - any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero
    subtypes:
    • prime factor - the prime factors of a quantity are all of the prime quantities that will exactly divide the given quantity
    • equivalent-binary-digit factor - the average number of binary digits needed to express one radix digit in a numeration system that is not binary; on the average a number that can be expressed in N decimal digits takes 3.3N binary digits
    • common divisor, common factor, common measure - an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly
    same as: divisor
  4. A businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission (synset 109796453)
    is a type of: bourgeois, businessperson - a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise
    subtypes:
    belongs to: brokerage, brokerage firm, securities firm - a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller
    same as: agent, broker
  5. Any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together (synset 113614422)
    is a type of: number - a concept of quantity involving zero and units
    subtypes:
    • deflator - a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant dollars
    • conversion factor - factor by which a quantity that is expressed in one set of units must be multiplied in order to convert it into another set of units
    • constant of proportionality, factor of proportionality - the constant value of the ratio of two proportional quantities x and y; usually written y = kx, where k is the factor of proportionality
  6. An independent variable in statistics (synset 105866901)
    is a type of: experimental variable, independent variable - (statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables
  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 (synset 105444328)
    "genes were formerly called factors"
    referred to in:
    • genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
    • molecular biology - the branch of biology that studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life (and especially with their genetic role)
    is a type of: sequence - serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
    subtypes:
    • dominant gene - gene that produces the same phenotype in the organism whether or not its allele identical
    • allele, allelomorph - (genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character
    • genetic marker - a specific gene that produces a recognizable trait and can be used in family or population studies
    • homeotic gene - one the genes that are involved in embryologic development
    • lethal gene - any gene that has an effect that causes the death of the organism at any stage of life
    • linkage group, linked genes - any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together
    • modifier, modifier gene - a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene
    • mutant gene - a gene that has changed so that the normal transmission and expression of a trait is affected
    • nonallele - genes that are not competitors at the same locus
    • operator gene - a gene that activates the production of messenger RNA by adjacent structural genes
    • oncogene, transforming gene - a gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells
    • polygene - a gene that by itself has little effect on the phenotype but which can act together with others to produce observable variations
    • proto-oncogene - a normal gene that has the potential to become an oncogene
    • recessive gene - gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical
    • regulator gene, regulatory gene - a gene that produces a repressor substance that inhibits an operator gene
    • repressor gene - gene that prevents a nonallele from being transcribed
    • structural gene - a gene that controls the production of a specific protein or peptide
    • suppresser, suppresser gene, suppressor, suppressor gene - a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)
    • transgene - an exogenous gene introduced into the genome of another organism
    • x-linked gene - a gene located on an X chromosome
    • holandric gene, y-linked gene - a gene located on a Y chromosome
    is a part of:
    • chromosome - a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
    • deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, dna - (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
    same as: cistron, gene
Verb
  1. Resolve into factors (synset 200642047)
    "a quantum computer can factor the number 15"
    referred to in: arithmetic - the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations
    is a type of: calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out - make a mathematical calculation or computation
    same as: factor in, factor out
  2. Be a contributing factor (synset 202329897)
    "make things factor into a company's profitability"
    is a type of: add, bestow, bring, contribute, impart, lend - bestow a quality on
  3. Consider as relevant when making a decision (synset 200642312)
    "You must factor in the recent developments"
    is a type of: consider, study - give careful consideration to
    same as: factor in, factor out

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