fact
- n a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
first you must collect all the facts of the case - n a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened
he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts - n an event known to have happened or something known to have existed
your fears have no basis in fact
how much of the story is fact and how much fiction is hard to tell - n a concept whose truth can be proved
scientific hypotheses are not facts
fact mood
- n a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
faction
- n a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
- n a dissenting clique
factoid
- n something resembling a fact; unverified (often invented) information that is given credibility because it appeared in print
- n a brief (usually one sentence and usually trivial) news item
factorization
- n (mathematics) the resolution of an entity into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original entity
factory
- n a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
factor
- n anything that contributes causally to a result
a number of factors determined the outcome - n an abstract part of something
a key factor in her success - n one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer
what are the 4 factors of 6? - n a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
- n any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together
- n an independent variable in statistics
- 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 - v resolve into factors
a quantum computer can factor the number 15 - v be a contributing factor
make things factor into a company's profitability - v consider as relevant when making a decision
You must factor in the recent developments
factor analysis
- n any of several methods for reducing correlational data to a smaller number of dimensions or factors; beginning with a correlation matrix a small number of components or factors are extracted that are regarded as the basic variables that account for the interrelations observed in the data
factor i
- n a protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots