factor
n 1: anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number of
factors determined the outcome"
2: 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" [syn: {component}, {constituent},
{element}, {ingredient}]
3: any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when
multiplied together
4: one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into
another integer; "what are the 4 factors of 6?" [syn: {divisor}]
5: a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for
a commission [syn: {agent}, {broker}]
v : resolve into factors [syn: {factor in}, {factor out}]