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 factor v.
1.resolve into factors
Idiom of the Day
every Tom, Dick and Harry
the average person
The man said that he is not the same as every Tom, Dick and Harry.