Word

factor, n.
(factors)
freq. cnt. 44

anything that contributes causally to a result
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 31 freq. cnt.: 31

factor

sample sentences

"a number of factors determined the outcome"

semantic pointers

hypernym

cause

hyponym

fundamental parameter unknown quantity wild card releasing factor, releasing hormone, RF intrinsic factor

an abstract part of something
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 63 freq. cnt.: 34 freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1

component constituent element factor ingredient

sample sentences

"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"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

compose

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

factorize

semantic pointers

hyponym

be-all and end-all, be all and end all plot element point

hypernym

part, division, section

one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer
<noun.quantity> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

divisor factor

sample sentences

"what are the 4 factors of 6?"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

factor factorize

semantic pointers

hyponym

prime factor equivalent-binary-digit factor common divisor, common factor, common measure

hypernym

integer, whole number

a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

agent broker factor

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

agential

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

broker

semantic pointers

member holonym

brokerage, brokerage firm, securities firm

hyponym

auctioneer insurance broker, insurance agent, general agent, underwriter investment banker, underwriter real estate broker, real estate agent, estate agent, land agent, house agent ship broker stockbroker syndic travel agent

hypernym

businessperson, bourgeois

(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
<noun.body>

cistron factor gene