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1. factor

   In strict philosophical usage, the prime mover or doer of an act is the agent. Thus we speak of man as a voluntary agent, a free agent. But in common usage, especially in business, an agent is not the prime actor, but only an instrument or factor, acting under orders or instructions. Compare CAUSE.

   Synonyms:
   actor, agent, doer, instrument, means, mover, operator, performer, promoter

   Antonyms:
   chief, inventor, originator, principal

   Preposition:
   An agent of the company for selling, etc.

Princeton’s WordNetRate these synonyms:2.5 / 4 votes

1. factornoun

   anything that contributes causally to a result

   «a number of factors determined the outcome»

   Synonyms:
   component, element, broker, gene, divisor, cistron, agent, ingredient, constituent

2. component, constituent, element, factor, ingredientnoun

   an abstract part of something

   «jealousy was a component of his character»; «two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony»; «the grammatical elements of a sentence»; «a key factor in her success»; «humor: an effective ingredient of a speech»

   Synonyms:
   chemical element, grammatical constituent, cistron, component, element, portion, gene, divisor, part, agent, ingredient, component part, fixings, constituent, broker

3. divisor, factornoun

   one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer

   «what are the 4 factors of 6?»

   Synonyms:
   broker, component, element, gene, divisor, cistron, agent, ingredient, constituent

4. agent, factor, brokernoun

   a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission

   Synonyms:
   broker, component, element, cistron, gene, divisor, agentive role, federal agent, ingredient, constituent, agent

5. factornoun

   any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together

   Synonyms:
   component, element, broker, gene, divisor, cistron, agent, ingredient, constituent

6. factornoun

   an independent variable in statistics

   Synonyms:
   component, element, broker, gene, divisor, cistron, agent, ingredient, constituent

7. gene, cistron, factorverb

   (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»

   Synonyms:
   broker, component, element, gene, divisor, cistron, ingredient, constituent, agent

8. factor, factor in, factor outverb

   resolve into factors

   «a quantum computer can factor the number 15»

   Synonyms:
   factor out, factor in

9. factorverb

   be a contributing factor

   «make things factor into a company’s profitability»

   Synonyms:
   factor out, factor in

10. factor, factor in, factor outverb

    consider as relevant when making a decision

    «You must factor in the recent developments»

    Synonyms:
    factor out, factor in

Matched Categories

1. • Businessperson
   • Cause
   • Consider
   • Contribute
   • Independent Variable
   • Number

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:4.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for «factor»:

   factors, coefficient, element, mailman, postman, facteur, determinant, factorial, component, elements, contributor, player, aspect, coefficient, actor, driver, working, musicaction, stocking

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1. Gavin Parry:

   The impact of the stronger yen in January was definitely one factor, another was the impact of slowing exports to China, Japan’s largest trading partner, which is a further indication of the slowdown there.

2. Jaroslav Tomilchik:

   The most important factor (for being in Belarus) are strong schools of training for professional engineers.

3. The Australian:

   I think the stress of being number one in the world is a motivating factor for me just because I don’t want to lose it, it’s really important for me to make sure I stick to my processes and do all the hard work I can to try to stay there for as long as I can.

4. Chris Barling:

   I believe Mr. Spells at some point realized Ms. Sanchez was a transgender person and that played a factor in him killing Ms. Sanchez.

5. Alcon Global Head Jeff George:

   We’ve seen a significant slowdown in emerging markets, particularly in Asia, which has led to a corresponding drop in our surgical equipment sales, we’ve also seen increasing competitive pricing pressure in our IOL business. The third factor … is the increasing generic pressure that we’ve had in our U.S. pharma business.

• عاملArabic
• агент, коефициент, множител, фактор, разлагам на множителиBulgarian
• faktorCzech
• agent, faktorisere, faktorDanish
• FaktorGerman
• παράγονταςGreek
• tegurEstonian
• فاکتورPersian
• osatekijä, edustaja, tekijäFinnish
• facteurFrench
• fachtóir, toiscIrish
• seumarlan, maor, bàillidhScottish Gaelic
• faghteyrManx
• לפרק לגורמים, גורם, חלק אינטגרליHebrew
• tényezőHungarian
• þáttur, þætta, þátta, leysa upp í þættiIcelandic
• fattore, fattorizzareItalian
• កត្តាKhmer
• факторKyrgyz
• uitvoerderDutch
• årsak, faktor, faktorisereNorwegian
• faktor, czynnikPolish
• fazedor, factor, fatorPortuguese
• представитель, коэффициент, показатель, комиссионер, фактор, доверенное лицо, движущая сила, торговый агент, множительRussian
• činilacSerbo-Croatian
• faktorSwedish
• காரணிTamil
• çarpan, etken, faktörTurkish
• 因子Chinese

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