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{{wiktionary|Factor|factor}} '''Factor''' ([[Latin]], {{gloss|who/which acts}}) may refer to: {{TOC right}} == Commerce == * [[Factor (agent)]], a person who acts for, notably a mercantile and colonial agent * [[Factor (Scotland)]], a person or firm managing a Scottish estate * [[Factors of production]], such a factor is a resource used in the production of goods and services * Factor, a brand of [[HelloFresh]] meal-kit company == Science and technology == === Biology === * [[Coagulation factors]], substances essential for blood coagulation * [[Environmental factor]], any abiotic or biotic factor that affects life * [[Enzyme]], proteins that catalyze chemical reactions * [[Factor B]], and [[factor D]], peptides involved in the alternate pathway of immune system complement activation * [[Transcription factor]], a protein that binds to specific DNA sequences === Computer science and information technology === * [[Factor (programming language)]], a concatenative stack-oriented programming language * [[Factor (Unix)]], a utility for factoring an integer into its prime factors * Factor, a [[substring]], a subsequence of consecutive symbols in a string * [[Authentication factor]], a piece of information used to verify a person's identity for security purposes * [[Decomposition (computer science)]], also known as factoring, the organization of computer code * [[Enumerated type]]: a data type consisting of a set of named values, called factor in the R programming language === Other uses in science and technology=== * Factor, in the [[design of experiments]], a phenomenon presumed to affect an experiment * [[Human factors and ergonomics|Human factor]]s, a profession that focuses on how people interact with products, tools, or procedures * [[Sun protection factor]], a unit describing reduction in transmitted ultraviolet light == Mathematics == === General mathematics === * [[Factor (arithmetic)]], either of two numbers involved in a multiplication * [[Divisor]], an integer which evenly divides a number without leaving a remainder * [[Factorization]], the decomposition of an object into a product of other objects * [[Integer factorization]], the process of breaking down a composite number into smaller non-trivial divisors * A [[coefficient]], a multiplicative factor in an expression, usually a number * The act of forming a [[Quotient group|factor group]] or [[quotient ring]] in abstract algebra * A [[von Neumann algebra]], with a trivial center * [[Factor (graph theory)]], a spanning sub graph * Any finite contiguous sub-sequence of a [[Combinatorics on words|word in combinatorics]] or of a [[Word (group theory)|word in group theory]]. === Statistics === * An [[independent variable|independent]] [[categorical variable]]. ** In [[experimental design]], the factor is a category of treatments controlled by the experimenter. * In [[factor analysis]], the factors are unobserved underlying ''hidden'' variables that explain variability in a set of correlated variables. == People == * [[Factor Chandelier]], Canadian hip hop artist * [[John Factor]] (1892β1984), British-American Prohibition-era gangster * [[Max Factor Sr.]] (1872β1938), Polish-American businessman and cosmetician ** [[Max Factor Jr.]] (1904β1996), son of the above, born Francis Factor ==Places== * [[Factor, Arecibo, Puerto Rico]], a barrio == Other uses == * [[Factor (chord)]], a member or component of a chord * [[FACTOR]], the Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent on Records * ''[[The Factor]]'', an April 2017 TV show on ''Fox News Channel'' * == See also == {{canned search|factor}} * {{in title|factor}} * {{lookfrom|Factor}} * [[Cofactor (disambiguation)|Co-factor (disambiguation)]] * [[Factoring (disambiguation)]] {{Disambiguation|surname}}
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