factor

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To find all the factors of (a number or other mathematical object) (the objects that divide it evenly).
2. (transitive) To rewrite an expression as the product of its factors.
3. (intransitive) To be a product of other objects.
4. (transitive) To sell a debt or debts to an agent (the factor) to collect.

Noun

1. (obsolete) A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization.
2. An agent or representative; a reseller or distributor (sometimes with a private label); a consignee.
3. A commission agent.
4. A person or business organization that provides money for another's new business venture; one who finances another's business.
5. A business organization that lends money on accounts receivable or buys and collects accounts receivable.
6. One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result.
7. Any of various objects multiplied together to form some whole.
8. Influence; a phenomenon that affects the nature, the magnitude, and/or the timing of a consequence.
9. A resource used in the production of goods or services, a factor of production.
10. (Scotland) A steward or bailiff of an estate.

Synonyms

agent

element

cause

broker

coefficient

multiplier

component

divisor

ingredient

constituent

factor in

factor out

gene

consideration

commission agent

doer

means

performer

feature

factorize

factoring company

rate

case

reason

cistron

measure

commission merchant

intercessor

middleman

efficient

bailiff

determinant

detail

deputy

dealer

circumstance

author

adjudicator

creator

go-between

count

🔢

general agent

function

index

indexing

index number

indices

influence

fixer

channel

Translations

facteur

Faktor

fattore

factor

fator

παράγοντας

factor

agent

factor

elemento

agente

etken

συντελεστής

عامِل

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfæk.tə/

Etymology

From Middle French facteur, from Latin factor (“a doer, maker, performer”), from factus (“done or made”), perfect passive participle of faciō (“do, make”).