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unifactorial

unifactorial

9.4
Having a single cause
  • adjective
  • /ˌjunɪˈfæktɔriəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : unifactorial
  • It is evident from the above cursory review of the literature that the etiology and mechanism of post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia are by no means obvious, nor are they unifactorial.

Examples

  • What should he order from the computer, assuming that the test is unifactorial?

    Academic text (1997)

  • The study concluded that the patient's condition was unifactorial, attributed solely to a genetic mutation.

  • In her research, she focused on unifactorial causes of obesity, ruling out environmental influences.

  • The analysis revealed that the phenomenon was unifactorial, driven by a single underlying issue.

Synonyms

univariate
vsunifactorial
  • Specialized
1 6.9

Describing something that uses only one variable, often in math or statistics

is about a single determining factor or cause rather than a variable

Antonyms

multifactorial
  • Specialized
1 7.5

Several different things work together to cause a condition, like genes and lifestyle

How Complex

complex
648 5.6
multifactorial
  • Specialized
1 7.5
unifactorial
  • Specialized
9.4

Surface Forms

unifactorial positive

Morphology

unifactorial = factorial (transparent) = uni + factor + ial

The adjective is formed by adding the productive prefix 'uni-' (one) to 'factorial', yielding 'involving a single factor', which follows regular morphological logic.

Etymology

The word unifactorial comes from the parts uni- 'one' and factor 'cause', like unit and factor in English. So, unifactorial describes something caused or decided by a single factor.