What does "factor" mean?
Factor: A steward or bailiff of an estate. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
Additional senses
- 2.(Math.) One of the elements or quantities which, when multiplied together, from a product.
- 3.One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result; a constituent. The materal and dynamical factors of nutrition. H. Spencer.
- 4.To resolve (a quantity) into its factors.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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