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factor
Overview of noun factor
The noun factor has 7 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (355) factor -- (anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number of factors determined the outcome")
2. (247) component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient -- (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")
3. (27) factor -- (any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together)
4. (5) divisor, factor -- (one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer; "what are the 4 factors of 6?")
5. (4) agent, factor, broker -- (a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission)
6. factor -- (an independent variable in statistics)
7. gene, cistron, factor -- ((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")
Overview of verb factor
The verb factor has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) factor, factor in, factor out -- (resolve into factors; "a quantum computer can factor the number 15")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun factor
7 senses of factor
Sense 1
factor
=> cause
=> origin, origination, inception
=> beginning
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient
=> part, section, division
=> concept, conception, construct
=> idea, thought
=> content, cognitive content, mental object
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
factor
=> number
=> definite quantity
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
divisor, factor
=> integer, whole number
=> number
=> definite quantity
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
agent, factor, broker
=> businessperson, bourgeois
=> capitalist
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
=> organism, being
=> living thing, animate thing
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 6
factor
=> independent variable, experimental variable
=> variable, variable quantity
=> quantity
=> concept, conception, construct
=> idea, thought
=> content, cognitive content, mental object
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 7
gene, cistron, factor
=> sequence
=> series
=> ordering, order, ordination
=> arrangement
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun factor
6 of 7 senses of factor
Sense 1
factor
=> parameter
=> unknown quantity
=> wild card
=> releasing factor, releasing hormone, RF
=> intrinsic factor
Sense 2
component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient
=> be-all and end-all, be all and end all
=> plot element
=> point
Sense 3
factor
=> deflator
=> conversion factor
=> factor of proportionality, constant of proportionality
Sense 4
divisor, factor
=> prime factor
=> equivalent-binary-digit factor
=> common divisor, common factor, common measure
Sense 5
agent, factor, broker
=> auctioneer
=> insurance broker, insurance agent, general agent, underwriter
=> investment banker, underwriter
=> realtor, real estate broker, real estate agent, estate agent, land agent, house agent
=> ship broker
=> stockbroker
=> syndic
=> travel agent
Sense 7
gene, cistron, factor
=> dominant gene
=> allele, allelomorph
=> genetic marker
=> homeotic gene
=> lethal gene
=> linkage group, linked genes
=> modifier, modifier gene
=> mutant gene
=> nonallele
=> operator gene
=> oncogene, transforming gene
=> polygene
=> proto-oncogene
=> recessive gene
=> regulatory gene, regulator gene
=> repressor gene
=> structural gene
=> suppressor, suppresser, suppressor gene, suppresser gene
=> X-linked gene
=> Y-linked gene, holandric gene
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun factor
7 senses of factor
Sense 1
factor
=> cause
Sense 2
component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient
=> part, section, division
Sense 3
factor
=> number
Sense 4
divisor, factor
=> integer, whole number
Sense 5
agent, factor, broker
=> businessperson, bourgeois
Sense 6
factor
=> independent variable, experimental variable
Sense 7
gene, cistron, factor
=> sequence
Antonyms of noun factor
Member Holonyms of noun factor
1 of 7 senses of factor
Sense 5
agent, factor, broker
MEMBER OF: brokerage, brokerage firm, securities firm
Substance Holonyms of noun factor
Part Holonyms of noun factor
1 of 7 senses of factor
Sense 7
gene, cistron, factor
PART OF: deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA
PART OF: chromosome
Member Meronyms of noun factor
Substance Meronyms of noun factor
Part Meronyms of noun factor
Meronyms of noun factor
Holonyms of noun factor
2 of 7 senses of factor
Sense 5
agent, factor, broker
MEMBER OF: brokerage, brokerage firm, securities firm
Sense 7
gene, cistron, factor
PART OF: deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA
PART OF: chromosome
Attributes of noun factor
Derived Forms of noun factor
3 of 7 senses of factor
Sense 2
component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient
RELATED TO>(verb) factorize#1
=> factorize, factorise
Sense 3
factor
RELATED TO>(verb) factor#1
=> factor, factor in, factor out
RELATED TO>(verb) factorize#1
=> factorize, factorise
Sense 4
divisor, factor
RELATED TO>(verb) factor#1
=> factor, factor in, factor out
RELATED TO>(verb) factorize#1
=> factorize, factorise
Domain of noun factor
1 of 7 senses of factor
Sense 7
gene, cistron, factor
TOPIC>(noun) genetics#1, genetic science#1
TOPIC>(noun) molecular biology#1
Domain Terms of noun factor
Familiarity of noun factor
factor used as a noun is common (polysemy count =7)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun factor
7 senses of factor
Sense 1
factor
> cause
=> antecedent
=> etiology, aetiology
=> factor
=> producer
=> mutagenesis
Sense 2
component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient
> part, section, division
=> beginning
=> middle
=> end
=> high point
=> component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient
Sense 3
factor
> number
=> arity
=> coordinate, co-ordinate
=> pagination, folio, page number, paging
=> decimal
=> constant
=> oxidation number, oxidation state
=> cardinality
=> count
=> factor
=> Fibonacci number
=> prime, prime quantity
=> composite number
=> score
=> record
=> compound number
=> ordinal number, ordinal, no.
=> cardinal number, cardinal
=> base, radix
=> floating-point number
=> fixed-point number
=> atomic number
=> baryon number
=> quota
=> linage, lineage
=> natural number
=> integer, whole number
=> addend
=> augend
=> minuend
=> subtrahend
=> remainder, difference
=> complex number, complex quantity, imaginary number, imaginary
=> square, second power
=> cube, third power
=> biquadrate, biquadratic, quartic, fourth power
=> root
=> dividend
=> divisor
=> quotient
=> remainder
=> multiplier, multiplier factor
=> multiplicand
Sense 4
divisor, factor
> integer, whole number
=> characteristic
=> divisor, factor
=> common multiple
=> modulus
=> digit, figure
=> large integer
=> double digit
=> population
Sense 5
agent, factor, broker
> businessperson, bourgeois
=> accountant, comptroller, controller
=> account executive, account representative, registered representative, customer's broker, customer's man
=> agent, factor, broker
=> businessman, man of affairs
=> businesswoman
=> entrepreneur, enterpriser
=> exporter
=> importer
=> merchant, merchandiser
=> shipper
=> supplier, provider
Sense 6
factor
> independent variable, experimental variable
=> factor
Sense 7
gene, cistron, factor
> sequence
=> gene, cistron, factor
=> string
=> combination
=> combination
=> Fibonacci sequence
=> codon
Meronyms of noun factor
7 senses of factor
Sense 5
agent, factor, broker
=> businessperson, bourgeois
=> capitalist
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
HAS PART: personality
HAS PART: trait
HAS PART: character, fiber, fibre
HAS PART: thoughtfulness
HAS PART: responsibility, responsibleness
HAS PART: integrity
HAS PART: nature
HAS PART: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh
=> organism, being
HAS SUBSTANCE: tissue
HAS PART: cell
HAS PART: cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane
HAS PART: energid, protoplast
HAS PART: cytoplasm, cytol
HAS PART: cytoskeleton
HAS PART: microsome
HAS PART: Golgi body, Golgi apparatus, Golgi complex, dictyosome
HAS PART: nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
HAS PART: nucleolus, nucleole
HAS PART: chromatin, chromatin granule
HAS PART: achromatin
HAS PART: linin
HAS PART: chromosome
HAS PART: nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser
HAS PART: gene, cistron, factor
HAS PART: chromatid
HAS PART: centromere, kinetochore
HAS PART: telomere
HAS PART: organelle, cell organelle, cell organ
HAS PART: vacuole
HAS PART: body part
HAS PART: corpus
Holonyms of noun factor
2 of 7 senses of factor
Sense 5
agent, factor, broker
MEMBER OF: brokerage, brokerage firm, securities firm
Sense 7
gene, cistron, factor
PART OF: deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA
PART OF: chromosome
PART OF: nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
PART OF: cell
PART OF: organism, being
Grep of noun factor
absorption factor
accelerator factor
antiberiberi factor
antihaemophilic factor
antihemophilic factor
antihemorrhagic factor
antiophthalmic factor
antipernicious anemia factor
benefactor
causal factor
christmas factor
clotting factor
coagulation factor
cofactor
cognitive factor
common factor
conversion factor
decisive factor
determining factor
equivalent-binary-digit factor
factor
factor analysis
factor i
factor ii
factor iii
factor iv
factor ix
factor of proportionality
factor of safety
factor v
factor vii
factor viii
factor x
factor xi
factor xii
factor xiii
factorial
factoring
factorisation
factorization
factory
factory farm
factory price
factory ship
factory whistle
factory worker
fudge factor
greatest common factor
growth factor
growth hormone-releasing factor
hageman factor
highest common factor
hypothalamic releasing factor
intrinsic factor
load factor
malefactor
multiplier factor
nerve growth factor
prime factor
reflection factor
releasing factor
rh factor
rhesus factor
rheumatoid factor
safety factor
scale factor
sixteen personality factor questionnaire
spreading factor
stable factor
sun protection factor
thyrotropin-releasing factor
time-scale factor
tumor necrosis factor
tumour necrosis factor
Antonyms of verb factor
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb factor
1 sense of factor
Sense 1
factor, factor in, factor out
=> calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
=> reason
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb factor
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb factor
1 sense of factor
Sense 1
factor, factor in, factor out
=> calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
'Cause To' of verb factor
Derived Forms of verb factor
1 sense of factor
Sense 1
factor, factor in, factor out
RELATED TO>(noun) factor#4
=> divisor, factor
RELATED TO>(noun) factor#3
=> factor
RELATED TO>(noun) factorization#1
=> factorization, factorisation, factoring
RELATED TO>(noun) factorisation#1
=> factorization, factorisation, factoring
RELATED TO>(noun) factoring#1
=> factorization, factorisation, factoring
Domain of verb factor
1 sense of factor
Sense 1
factor, factor in, factor out
TOPIC>(noun) arithmetic#1
Domain Terms of verb factor
Familiarity of verb factor
factor used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb factor
1 sense of factor
Sense 1
factor, factor in, factor out
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb factor
1 sense of factor
Sense 1
factor, factor in, factor out
> calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
=> quantize, quantise
=> extract
=> process
=> prorate
=> miscalculate, misestimate
=> recalculate
=> average, average out
=> factor, factor in, factor out
=> add, add together
=> subtract, deduct, take off
=> multiply
=> divide, fraction
=> interpolate, extrapolate
=> differentiate
=> integrate
=> survey
=> estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge
=> budget
=> capitalize, capitalise
=> resolve, solve
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb factor
Sense 1
factor, factor in, factor out
=> calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
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Grep of verb factor
factor
factor analyse
factor analyze
factor in
factor out
factorise
factorize
Grep of adj factor
factor analytic
factor analytical
factorial
factory-made
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