factorial
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- adjective
- /fækˈtɔriəl/
- Specialized
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factorial
- Two variables were manipulated in a 2 x 2 between-group factorial design, resulting in four cells.
- factorial design
- factorial analysis
- factorial structure
Examples
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The combination of levels of the three factors produced a 3x3x2 full factorial design.
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We used a 1 x 3 repeated-measures factorial design for this study.
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I say the factorial of anything else is N times the factorial of the number one less than it.
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As a further step, a factorial analysis of all items was performed.
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Testing this hypothesis requires a factorial experiment in which the fitness of each phenotype is assessed in each environment.
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Through additional percentage, chi-square, and factorial analyses, additional results were indicated.
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Third, the degree of factorial similarity in different samples should be quantitatively assessed.
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The order of presentation of sample response scales was counterbalanced across participants in a fractional factorial design.
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The research described here summarizes an exploratory factor analysis for the purposes of factorial validation and possible scale revision.
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In our statistics class, we learned that the factorial of five is calculated as 5 times 4 times 3 times 2 times 1.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Factorial as an adjective comes from factor 'maker' and -ial 'related to', so it simply means 'connected with a factorial'. That's why calling something factorial (like 'factorial growth' or 'factorial time') says it involves that multiplying pattern and becomes very large quickly.