| 单词 | factor |
| 释义 | factor (once / 210 pages) 1nv 2nv 3n 4n 5n A factor is a part or element that contributes to a result. If you only fly budget airlines and refuse to stay anywhere but youth hostels, then money is probably a big factor in your travel plans. The word factor doubles as both noun and verb. A factor is an element that influences something, like many factors that contribute to global warming. To factor means to consider something relevant when making a decision or conclusion, like factoring in the weather and traffic when figuring out how long the drive will be. And if it's not relevant? Then you factor it out. WORD FAMILYfactor: cofactor, factored, factoring, factorise, factorization, factorize, factors+/factorise: factorisation/factorize: factorizing USAGE EXAMPLESGenetics are a key factor in the heritability of mental illness and susceptibility to addiction. Salon(Jan 02, 2017) Fragmentation caused by government action would be less of a concern if other factors were not also pushing in the same direction. Economist(Nov 03, 2016) The DNC does provide some money to state parties for elections based on the state’s competitive races and other factors. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n anything that contributes causally to a result a number of factors determined the outcome Hypo|Hyper fundamental any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business parameterany factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance unknown quantitya factor in a given situation whose bearing and importance is not apparent wild cardan unpredictable factor RF, releasing factor, releasing hormonea substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland intrinsic factora substance produced by the mucosa of the stomach and intestines that is essential for the absorption of vitamin B12 GHRF, growth hormone-releasing factora releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary body cause events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something 2n an abstract part of something a key factor in her success Syn|Hypo|Hyper component, constituent, element, ingredient be all and end all, be-all and end-all the essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim plot elementa component or element of the plot of a story pointa geometric element that has position but no extension MacGuffin, McGuffin(film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot attracter, attractor(physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system intersection, intersection point, point of intersectiona point where lines intersect interceptthe point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis division, part, section one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole 3v be a contributing factor make things factor into a company's profitability Hyper add, bestow, bring, contribute, impart, lend bestow a quality on 4v consider as relevant when making a decision 2You must factor in the recent developments Syn|Hyper factor in, factor out consider, study give careful consideration to 1n any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together Hypo|Hyper deflator a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant dollars conversion factorfactor by which a quantity that is expressed in one set of units must be multiplied in order to convert it into another set of units constant of proportionality, factor of proportionalitythe constant value of the ratio of two proportional quantities x and y; usually written y = kx, where k is the factor of proportionality Planck's constant, hthe constant of proportionality relating the energy of a photon to its frequency; approximately 6.626 x 10^-34 joule-second number a concept of quantity involving zero and units 2n one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer what are the 4 factors of 6? Syn|Hypo|Hyper divisor prime factor the prime factors of a quantity are all of the prime quantities that will exactly divide the given quantity equivalent-binary-digit factorthe average number of binary digits needed to express one radix digit in a numeration system that is not binary; on the average a number that can be expressed in N decimal digits takes 3.3N binary digits common divisor, common factor, common measurean integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly greatest common divisor, greatest common factor, highest common factorthe largest integer that divides without remainder into a set of integers integer, whole number any of the natural numbers or their negatives or zero 3v resolve into factors 3a quantum computer can factor the number 15 Syn|Hyper factor in, factor out calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out make a mathematical calculation or computation n an independent variable in statistics 4Hyper experimental variable, independent variable (statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables n a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission 5Syn|Hypo|Hyper agent, broker auctioneer an agent who conducts an auction general agent, insurance agent, insurance broker, underwriteran agent who sells insurance investment banker, underwritera banker who deals chiefly in underwriting new securities estate agent, house agent, land agent, real estate agent, real estate brokera person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of land ship brokeran agent for the ship owner; obtains cargo and may arrange for its loading or discharge stockbrokeran agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds syndicone appointed to represent a city or university or corporation in business transactions travel agentsomeone who sells or arranges trips or tours for customers killer beean investment banker who devises strategies to make a target company less attractive for takeover Realtora real estate agent who is a member of the National Association of Realtors bourgeois, businessperson a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise n (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 genes were formerly called factors Syn|Hypo|Hyper cistron, gene dominant gene gene that produces the same phenotype in the organism whether or not its allele identical allele, allelomorph(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character genetic markera specific gene that produces a recognizable trait and can be used in family or population studies homeotic geneone the genes that are involved in embryologic development lethal geneany gene that has an effect that causes the death of the organism at any stage of life linkage group, linked genesany pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together modifier, modifier genea gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene mutant genea gene that has changed so that the normal transmission and expression of a trait is affected nonallelegenes that are not competitors at the same locus operator genea gene that activates the production of messenger RNA by adjacent structural genes oncogene, transforming genea gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells polygenea gene that by itself has little effect on the phenotype but which can act together with others to produce observable variations proto-oncogenea normal gene that has the potential to become an oncogene recessive genegene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical regulator gene, regulatory genea gene that produces a repressor substance that inhibits an operator gene repressor genegene that prevents a nonallele from being transcribed structural genea gene that controls the production of a specific protein or peptide suppresser, suppresser gene, suppressor, suppressor genea gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene) transgenean exogenous gene introduced into the genome of another organism X-linked genea gene located on an X chromosome Y-linked gene, holandric genea gene located on a Y chromosome dominant, dominant allelean allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different recessive, recessive allelean allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical homeobox, homeobox geneone of various similar homeotic genes that are involved in bodily segmentation during embryonic development CFTR, cystic fibrosis transport regulatorthe gene that is mutated in cystic fibrosis tumor suppressor genea suppressor gene that blocks unscheduled cell division sequence serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern |
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