Synonym: basis, cause, element, ingredient, part. Similar words: factory, facto, actor, contractor, act on, act out, fact, doctor. Meaning: ['fæktə(r)] 
n. 1. anything that contributes causally to a result 2. an abstract part of something 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 5. a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission 6. an independent variable in statistics 7. (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity. v. resolve into factors.
n. 1. anything that contributes causally to a result 2. an abstract part of something 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 5. a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission 6. an independent variable in statistics 7. (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity. v. resolve into factors. 
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61. Remember to factor in staffing costs when you are planning the project.
62. Lack of sleep is a major factor in loss of libido.
63. Lack of exercise is also a risk factor for heart disease but it's relatively small when compared with the others.
64. The age of a wine is a determining factor as to how it tastes.
65. Studies have established that smoking is a risk factor for cancer.
66. We liked both houses, but price was the deciding factor.
67. A complicating factor is her parents' refusal to cooperate with the police.
68. Diet and exercise can influence a person's weight, but heredity is also a factor.
69. Too little exercise is a contributory factor in heart disease.
70. You'd better consider this and factor this into your decision making.
71. The factor that distinguishes this company from the competition is customer service.
72. On children, use a cream with a high sun protection factor.
73. The cost of butter quadrupled and bread prices increased by a factor of five.
74. She plastered herself from head to toe in high factor sun lotion.
75. It's two degrees outside, but with the wind-chill factor,(http://sentencedict.com/factor.html) it feels like minus five.
76. Unemployment is the single most important factor in the growing crime rates.
77. People whose blood contains the rhesus factor are rhesus positive and those whose blood does not contain it are rhesus negative .
78. The weather could be a crucial factor in tomorrow's game.
79. The real wage of the average worker has increased by a factor of over ten in the last 70 years.
80. We now know that repressing anger is a contributory factor in many physical illnesses.
81. Price will be a major/crucial factor in the success of this new product.
82. The wind chill factor was pegged at a bone-chilling minus 27 degress.
83. Sexual discrimination is seen to be an important factor in discouraging women from careers in engineering.
84. Stress, both human and mechanical, may also be a contributing factor.
85. Extra responsibilities and administrative burdens were a major factor.
86. An additional factor is the increasing popularity or cremation.
87. Time is the limiting factor.
88. Intent could be a factor in defining elder abuse.
89. These results suggest the involvement of platelet activating factor in the endothelin induced fibrinolytic activation and subsequently developed mucosal haemorrhagic lesion.
90. One factor contributing to this malaise is the buildup of lactic acid in the muscles that can follow heavy drinking.
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