a circumstance, fact, or influence that contributes to a result

his skill was a factor in ensuring that so much was achieved

she worked fast, conscious of the time factor

a number or quantity that when multiplied with another produces a given number or expression

an amount that exceeds it by a factor of 1000 or more

a level on a scale of measurement

any of a number of substances in the blood, mostly identified by numerals, which are involved in coagulation

an agent who buys and sells goods on commission

his father was chief factor for the Hudson's Bay Company

last year researchers factored a number 155 digits long

organize (the source code of a piece of software) into different components that are easier to maintain and work with

this situation occurs when code is factored to remove application- and domain-specific dependencies

(of a company) sell (its invoices) to a factor

they collected rents while he factored these forfeited estates