Definitions For Factor

noun

  • (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
  • An independent variable in statistics
  • An abstract part of something
  • Anything that contributes causally to a result
  • A businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
  • Any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together
  • One of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer
  • Something that helps produce or influence a result : one of the things that cause something to happen
  • A number that evenly divides a larger number
  • An amount by which another amount is multiplied or divided

verb

  • Resolve into factors
  • Consider as relevant when making a decision
  • Be a contributing factor
  • To consider or include (something) in making a judgment or calculation
  • To not consider or include (something) in making a judgment or calculation

Is Factor a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
12

The word Factor is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Factor in a Sentence

  • There were several factors contributing to their recent decline.
  • Poor planning was a major factor in the company's failure.
  • 6, 4, 3, and 2 are factors of 12.

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Antonyms for Factor

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