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factor
noun
something
that
has
an
influence
on
or
causes
a
particular
result
•
Bad
weather
was
a
major
factor
in
the
delay
of
their
flight
.
Bad
weather
was
a
major
factor
in
the
delay
of
their
flight
.
•
Price
is
the
biggest
factor
for
many
students
buying
a
laptop
.
Price
is
the
biggest
factor
for
many
students
buying
a
laptop
.
noun
a
whole
number
that
divides
another
number
exactly
•
Three
is
a
factor
of
twelve
.
Three
is
a
factor
of
twelve
.
•
The
students
listed
every
factor
of
36
on
the
board
.
The
students
listed
every
factor
of
36
on
the
board
.
verb
-
factor
,
factoring
,
factors
,
factored
to
include
something
when
making
a
calculation
or
decision
,
usually
with
“
in
”
or
“
into
”
•
We
must
factor
shipping
costs
into
the
budget
.
We
must
factor
shipping
costs
into
the
budget
.
•
Did
you
factor
the
traffic
into
your
travel
plan
?
Did
you
factor
the
traffic
into
your
travel
plan
?
verb
-
factor
,
factoring
,
factors
,
factored
to
resolve
a
number
or
algebraic
expression
into
its
factors
•
Please
factor
the
quadratic
equation
on
the
board
.
Please
factor
the
quadratic
equation
on
the
board
.
•
They
quickly
factored
45
into
5
and
9
.
They
quickly
factored
45
into
5
and
9
.
noun
a
substance
such
as
a
gene
or
protein
that
produces
a
particular
biological
effect
•
Insulin
is
a
crucial
factor
in
regulating
blood
sugar
.
Insulin
is
a
crucial
factor
in
regulating
blood
sugar
.
•
The
researcher
studied
a
growth
factor
that
makes
cells
divide
faster
.
The
researcher
studied
a
growth
factor
that
makes
cells
divide
faster
.
noun
a
business
agent
or
company
that
buys
another
firm's
invoices
and
collects
the
payments
•
The
company
sold
its
invoices
to
a
factor
to
get
cash
quickly
.
The
company
sold
its
invoices
to
a
factor
to
get
cash
quickly
.
•
A
factor
charges
a
fee
before
advancing
money
to
the
supplier
.
A
factor
charges
a
fee
before
advancing
money
to
the
supplier
.
actor
noun
a
person
whose
job
is
to
pretend
to
be
a
character
in
a
play
,
film
,
or
television
show
•
The
actor
bowed
to
the
audience
after
the
play
ended
.
The
actor
bowed
to
the
audience
after
the
play
ended
.
•
My
sister
wants
to
become
an
actor
when
she
grows
up
.
My
sister
wants
to
become
an
actor
when
she
grows
up
.
From
Latin
"
actor
"
meaning
“
doer
,
performer
”,
from
"
agere
" “
to
do
,
drive
”.
noun
someone
or
something
that
takes
part
in
a
particular
situation
or
activity
and
influences
what
happens
•
Local
businesses
are
important
actors
in
the
town
’
s
economy
.
Local
businesses
are
important
actors
in
the
town
’
s
economy
.
•
Several
political
actors
met
to
discuss
the
new
law
.
Several
political
actors
met
to
discuss
the
new
law
.
noun
in
computing
,
an
independent
unit
of
code
that
receives
messages
and
performs
actions
,
used
in
the
actor
model
of
concurrency
•
Each
actor
in
the
system
processes
messages
independently
.
Each
actor
in
the
system
processes
messages
independently
.
•
The
developer
modeled
the
chat
server
as
a
group
of
communicating
actors
.
The
developer
modeled
the
chat
server
as
a
group
of
communicating
actors
.
factory
noun
-
factory
,
factories
a
building
or
group
of
buildings
where
people
and
machines
make
goods
,
usually
in
large
quantities
•
The
new
car
factory
opened
near
the
river
last
month
.
The
new
car
factory
opened
near
the
river
last
month
.
•
During
our
school
trip
,
we
watched
workers
wrap
chocolate
bars
inside
the
old
brick
factory
.
During
our
school
trip
,
we
watched
workers
wrap
chocolate
bars
inside
the
old
brick
factory
.
late
16th
century
:
from
French
factorerie
,
based
on
Latin
factor
‘
doer
,
maker
’;
originally
denoting
an
establishment
for
factors
(
merchants
)
engaged
in
trade
,
later
evolving
to
mean
a
place
where
goods
are
manufactured
.
noun
-
factory
,
factories
in
computing
,
a
function
,
method
,
or
class
that
creates
and
returns
new
objects
of
a
particular
type
•
The
widget
factory
generates
buttons
with
the
correct
color
and
size
for
our
app
.
The
widget
factory
generates
buttons
with
the
correct
color
and
size
for
our
app
.
•
Using
a
factory
prevents
us
from
exposing
complex
constructor
logic
to
other
modules
.
Using
a
factory
prevents
us
from
exposing
complex
constructor
logic
to
other
modules
.
Borrowed
from
the
general
sense
‘
place
where
something
is
produced
’;
adopted
by
programmers
in
the
1980s
to
describe
code
that
‘
manufactures
’
software
objects
.