multifactorialadj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌltɪfakˈtɔːrɪəl/, U.S.

/ˌməltiˌfækˈtɔriəl/; see also multi- comb. form.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: multi- comb. form, factor n., -ial suffix.

Etymology: < multi- comb. form + factor n. + -ial suffix. Compare multifactor adj.

Chiefly Biology and Medicine.

Originally: controlled by or involving more than one gene, polygenic (cf. factor n. 8b) (now rare). Later: involving or dependent on a number of factors or variables; esp. involving several interacting genetic and environmental factors.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > [adjective] > dependent or contingent > on many causes

multifactor1916

multifactorial1920

the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > genetic components > [adjective] > factor

factorial1907

multifactor1916

multifactorial1920

plasmagenic1950

1920 W. E. Castle Genetics & Eugenics (ed. 2) xxxi. 275 It would be a mistake to cover up our present ignorance concerning the inheritance of these characters by classifying them either as unifactorial or as multifactorial.

1937 Biol. Rev. 12 481 The melanism of Oporinia dilutata has a multi-factorial basis.

1946 Biometrika 33 305 (title) The design of optimum multifactorial experiments.

1960 H. J. Eysenck Handbk. Abnormal Psychol. viii. 309/2 Most of the characteristics..are of a quantitatively variable kind, and..regulated by multifactorial and not unifactorial inheritance.

1974 Nature 10 May 145/2 It can be assumed that the aetiology of cranioschisis is at least complex and multifactorial involving environmental agents as well as genetic factors.

2000 New Scientist 9 Dec. 16/3 The study looks at common multifactorial diseases such as cancer, heart disease and schizophrenia.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	multifactorial
释义	multifactorialadj. Brit. /ˌmʌltɪfakˈtɔːrɪəl/, U.S. /ˌməltiˌfækˈtɔriəl/; see also multi- comb. form. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: multi- comb. form, factor n., -ial suffix. Etymology: < multi- comb. form + factor n. + -ial suffix. Compare multifactor adj. Chiefly Biology and Medicine. Originally: controlled by or involving more than one gene, polygenic (cf. factor n. 8b) (now rare). Later: involving or dependent on a number of factors or variables; esp. involving several interacting genetic and environmental factors. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > [adjective] > dependent or contingent > on many causes multifactor1916 multifactorial1920 the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > genetic components > [adjective] > factor factorial1907 multifactor1916 multifactorial1920 plasmagenic1950 1920 W. E. Castle Genetics & Eugenics (ed. 2) xxxi. 275 It would be a mistake to cover up our present ignorance concerning the inheritance of these characters by classifying them either as unifactorial or as multifactorial. 1937 Biol. Rev. 12 481 The melanism of Oporinia dilutata has a multi-factorial basis. 1946 Biometrika 33 305 (title) The design of optimum multifactorial experiments. 1960 H. J. Eysenck Handbk. Abnormal Psychol. viii. 309/2 Most of the characteristics..are of a quantitatively variable kind, and..regulated by multifactorial and not unifactorial inheritance. 1974 Nature 10 May 145/2 It can be assumed that the aetiology of cranioschisis is at least complex and multifactorial involving environmental agents as well as genetic factors. 2000 New Scientist 9 Dec. 16/3 The study looks at common multifactorial diseases such as cancer, heart disease and schizophrenia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1920
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