factor
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- noun
- /ˈfæktər/
- Various social and economic factors influence people's decisions to move to a new city.
- a risk factor
- factors influence
- a contributing factor
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Watch on YouTubeAnd you know, there are lots of factors behind that.
- And you know, there are lots of factors behind that.
- Being lonely is a risk factor for dementia.
- I'm going to start with the biggest risk factor, right?
- So there's lots of factors that have led to this.
- If things don't align with those two factors, they're a no for me.
- It was not a factor in any way whatsoever.
- So we expose it to external factors that could damage it.
- So that it's this incredible motivating factor to love and be loved.
- So he missed this huge risk factor for heart attack and cancer.
- So let us look at the common factors that unify us.
- And one real distinguishing factor is generality.
- Well, these all these factors start to create the problems.
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Harmful government subsidies are widely recognized as a major factor driving the generation of overcapacity.
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So he missed this huge risk factor for heart attack and cancer.
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And you know, there are lots of factors behind that.
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Yeah, there must be at least two factors involved in this.
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We discuss some of the key risk factors and how to identify those at risk.
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Few people will disagree that the most significant factor for a student is the teacher.
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Being lonely is a risk factor for dementia.
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The experiences young people have represent another factor that may be associated with differences in strengths.
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The purpose of this study is to identify the factors influencing Korean college students' academic success.
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The nature of the assignment was the biggest factor in the librarians' decision to teach Summon.
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Synonyms
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A part of something that you can separate and that helps it work
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3.4
A part of something larger, like a machine or system
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A factor that affects how a system or process works
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2.1
A part that helps make something happen or succeed, like trust in a team
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A factor that strongly affects the result of something
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A part of something that is needed for the whole to work
Compounds
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3.9
A natural substance that makes cells divide and change into different types
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8.2
The amount of extra force on an aircraft compared with its weight, measured in g
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3.5
A number that shows how well sunscreen protects your skin from the sun's harmful rays
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6.1
A method that finds a few hidden groups in many related survey questions or measurements
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4.4
A protein on the surface of red blood cells that shows whether blood types match
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4.0
A number used to multiply an amount in one unit to get the same amount in another unit
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Some white blood cells make a protein that causes inflammation and can kill cancer cells
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4.9
A number showing how much stronger a structure is than the weight it must carry
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4.9
A number greater than one that can only be divided by one and itself and divides another number exactly
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6.9
A stomach substance that helps absorb vitamin B12 in the intestines
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6.8
An antibody in the blood often found in people with rheumatoid arthritis that helps doctors decide if they have it
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5.5
A blood protein that helps stop bleeding and whose lack causes hemophilia B, a disease with heavy bleeding
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4.1
How many times stronger a structure or part is than the largest force it may meet in normal use
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The largest number that divides evenly into two or more whole numbers without leaving a remainder
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5.9
A part of the mind like attention and memory that affects how people think and act
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6.5
A protein released by blood platelets that starts blood clotting by making thrombin
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A chemical made in the hypothalamus that tells the pituitary gland to send out a certain hormone
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A number that tells how many times to use a value to get a result
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Relating to a method that finds a few hidden traits in lots of data
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A way of showing data using a few important numbers to study or compare it
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Relating to a method in data analysis that finds a few hidden causes of many measured things
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6.1
A blood protein that helps start clotting and whose low levels make clotting slow
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A blood protein that helps blood clot, whose lack makes people bleed too much
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A protein in the blood that helps blood form clots and stop bleeding
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Average number of binary digits needed to show one digit in another number system
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A number that shows how much incoming light or sound a material absorbs
- Archaic
A B vitamin called thiamine that prevents beriberi and helps the body use energy from food
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A blood protein that helps blood clot and whose lack causes hemophilia A
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A number you multiply one amount by to get another amount that changes the same way
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A chemical made in the brain that tells another gland to release growth hormone
The largest positive whole number that divides two or more numbers exactly
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A chemical made in the hypothalamus that tells the pituitary gland to release other hormones
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A hormone made in the brain that tells the pituitary gland to release a hormone that controls the thyroid
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A standard test people fill in to measure 16 basic personality traits
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A substance that breaks a gel in tissue so fluid or medicine can move into the tissue
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Etymology
The word factor comes from the Latin facere ('to make'), like factory that makes things. So a factor is anything that 'makes' or helps produce a result, which is why we call influences 'factors'.