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fac·tor·ing

   [fak-ter-ing]
noun
1.
Commerce. the business of purchasing and collecting accounts receivable or of advancing cash on the basis of accounts receivable.
2.
the act or process of separating an equation, formula, cryptogram, etc., into its component parts.
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fac·tor

   [fak-ter]
noun
1.
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation: Poverty is only one of the factors in crime.
2.
Mathematics. one of two or more numbers, algebraic expressions, or the like, that when multiplied together produce a given product; a divisor: 6 and 3 are factors of 18.
3.
Biochemistry. any of certain substances necessary to a biochemical or physiological process, especially those whose exact nature and function are unknown.
4.
a business organization that lends money on accounts receivable or buys and collects accounts receivable.
5.
a person who acts or transacts business for another; an agent.
EXPAND
6.
an agent entrusted with the possession of goods to be sold in the agent's name; a merchant earning a commission by selling goods belonging to others.
7.
a person or business organization that provides money for another's new business venture; one who finances another's business.
8.
factor of production.
9.
Scot. the steward or bailiff of an estate.
COLLAPSE
verb (used with object)
10.
Mathematics. to express (a mathematical quantity) as a product of two or more quantities of like kind, as 30 = 2·3·5, or x2 − y2 = (x + y) (x − y). Compare expand (def. 4a).
11.
to act as a factor for.
verb (used without object)
12.
to act as a factor.
Verb phrase
13.
factor in/into, to include as an essential element, especially in forecasting or planning: You must factor insurance payments into the cost of maintaining a car.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English facto(u)r < Latin factor maker, perpetrator, equivalent to fac(ere) to make, do + -tor -tor

Related forms
fac·tor·a·ble, adjective
fac·tor·a·bil·i·ty, noun
fac·tor·ship, noun
sub·fac·tor, noun
un·der·fac·tor, noun
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un·fac·tor·a·ble, adjective
un·fac·tored, adjective
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factoring (ˈfæktərɪŋ)
 
—n
1.  the business of a factor
2.  the business of purchasing debts from clients at a discount and making a profit from their collection

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factor
early 15c., "agent, deputy," from M.Fr. facteur "agent, representative," from L. factor "doer or maker," from facere "to do" (see factitious). Sense of "circumstance producing a result" is from 1816; the v. use in mathematics is attested from 1837. Related: Factored; factoring.
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Medical Dictionary

factor fac·tor (fāk'tər)
n.

  1. One that contributes in the cause of an action.

  2. A mathematical component that by multiplication makes up a number or expression.

  3. A gene.

  4. A substance, such as a vitamin, that functions in a specific biochemical reaction or bodily process, such as blood coagulation.

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Science Dictionary
factor   (fāk'tər)  Pronunciation Key 
Noun  

  1. One of two or more numbers or expressions that are multiplied to obtain a given product. For example, 2 and 3 are factors of 6, and a + b and a - b are factors of a2 - b2.

  2. A substance found in the body, such as a protein, that is essential to a biological process. For example, growth factors are needed for proper cell growth and development.


Verb   To find the factors of a number or expression. For example, the number 12 can be factored into 2 and 6, or 3 and 4, or 1 and 12.
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