| 单词 | factor |
| 释义 | factor n. & v. --n 1. a circumstance, fact, or influence contributing to a result. 2. Math. a whole number etc. that when multiplied with another produces a given number or expression. 3. Biol. a gene etc. determining hereditary character. 4. (foll. by identifying number) Med. any of several substances in the blood contributing to coagulation (factor eight). 5. a a business agent; a merchant buying and selling on commission. b Sc. a land-agent or steward. c an agent or a deputy. 6. a company that buys a manufacturer's invoices and takes responsibility for collecting the payments due on them. --vtr. 1. Math. resolve into factors or components. 2. tr. sell (one's receivable debts) to a factor. Phrases and idioms factor analysis Statistics a process by which the relative importance of variables in the study of a sample is assessed by mathematical techniques. Derivatives factorable adj. Etymology: F facteur or L factor f. facere fact- do, make |
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