factor

  • 71factor*/*/*/ — [ˈfæktə] noun [C] 1) one of the things that influence whether an event happens or the way that it happens Several factors have contributed to the increase in the number of road accidents.[/ex] Public pressure was a factor in the government s… …

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  • 72Factor 5 — Logo de Factor 5 Création 1987 Disparition 2008 Personnages clés Julian Eggebrecht (p …

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  • 73factor — atomic packing factor radiation view factor radiation shape factor relative magnification factor stress intensity factor …

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  • 74factor — {{11}}factor (n.) early 15c., agent, deputy, from M.Fr. facteur agent, representative, from L. factor doer or maker, agent noun from pp. stem of facere to do (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious)). Sense of circumstance producing a result is from 1816 …

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  • 75factor — At common law, a commercial agent, employed by a principal to sell merchandise consigned to him for that purpose, for and in behalf of the principal, but usually in his own name, being entrusted with the possession and control of the goods, and… …

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  • 76factor — At common law, a commercial agent, employed by a principal to sell merchandise consigned to him for that purpose, for and in behalf of the principal, but usually in his own name, being entrusted with the possession and control of the goods, and… …

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  • 77factor in — or factor into PHRASAL VERB If you factor a particular cost or element into a calculation you are making, or if you factor it in, you include it. [mainly AM] [V P n (not pron)] Using a computer model they factored in the costs of transplants for …

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  • 78factor — /ˈfæktə / (say faktuh) noun 1. one of the elements that contribute to bringing about any given result. 2. Mathematics one of two or more numbers, algebraic expressions, or the like, which when multiplied together produce a given product; a… …

  • 79factor — / fæktə/ noun 1. something which is important, or which is taken into account when making a decision ● The drop in sales is an important factor in the company’s lower profits. ● Motivation was an important factor in drawing up the new pay scheme …

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  • 80factor — 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… …

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