Tra từ factor - Từ điển WordNet v3.1

I - noun

1. anything that contributes causally to a result (Freq. 31)
- a number of factors determined the outcome
• Hypernyms:
cause
• Hyponyms:
fundamental, parameter, unknown quantity, wild card, releasing factor,
releasing hormone, RF, intrinsic factor
2. an abstract part of something (Freq. 8)
- 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
• Syn:
component, constituent, element, ingredient
• Derivationally related forms:
factorize, compose (for: component)
• Hypernyms:
part, section, division
• Hyponyms:
be-all and end-all, be all and end all, plot element, point
3. one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer (Freq. 4)
- what are the 4 factors of 6?
• Syn:
divisor
• Derivationally related forms:
factorize
• Hypernyms:
integer, whole number
• Hyponyms:
prime factor, equivalent-binary-digit factor, common divisor, common factor, common measure
4. a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
agent, broker
• Derivationally related forms:
broker (for: broker), agential (for: agent)
• Hypernyms:
businessperson, bourgeois
• Hyponyms:
auctioneer, insurance broker, insurance agent, general agent, underwriter,
investment banker, real estate broker, real estate agent, estate agent, land agent, house agent,
ship broker, stockbroker, syndic, travel agent
• Member Holonyms:
brokerage, brokerage firm, securities firm
5. any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together
• Derivationally related forms:
factorize
• Hypernyms:
number
• Hyponyms:
deflator, conversion factor, factor of proportionality, constant of proportionality
6. an independent variable in statistics
• Hypernyms:
independent variable, experimental variable
7. (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
• Syn:
gene, cistron
• Derivationally related forms:
genetical (for: gene), genic (for: gene), genetic (for: gene)
• Topics:
genetics, genetic science, molecular biology
• Hypernyms:
sequence
• Hyponyms:
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,
suppressor, suppressor gene, suppresser gene, transgene, X-linked gene,
Y-linked gene, holandric gene
• Part Holonyms:
deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA, chromosome

II - verb

1. resolve into factors (Freq. 2)
- a quantum computer can factor the number 15
• Syn:
factor in, factor out
• Derivationally related forms:
factorization, factorisation, factoring
• Topics:
arithmetic
• Hypernyms:
calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out,
reckon, figure
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. be a contributing factor
- make things factor into a company's profitability
• Hypernyms:
lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
3. consider as relevant when making a decision
- You must factor in the recent developments
• Syn:
factor in, factor out
• Hypernyms:
study, consider
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something