factor
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～ an independent variable in statistics
factor
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～ (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"
factor analysis
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～ any of several methods for reducing correlational data to a smaller number of dimensions or factors; beginning with a correlation matrix a small number of components or factors are extracted that are regarded as the basic variables that account for the interrelations observed in the data
factor
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～ any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together
factor
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～ 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"
factor
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～ one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer; "what are the 4 factors of 6?"
factor
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～ a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
factor
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～ anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number of factors determined the outcome"