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faction
  • n  a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
  • n  a dissenting clique
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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
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factorization
  • n  (mathematics) the resolution of an entity into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original entity
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factory
  • n  a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
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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
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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
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factor i
  • n  a protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots
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factor ii
  • n  a protein in blood plasma that is the inactive precursor of thrombin
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factor iii
  • n  an enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot
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