factor

English

/ˈfæktə/, /ˈfæktɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization.
  • (now) An agent or representative.
  • (legal)
  • One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result.
  • (mathematics) Any of various objects multiplied together to form some whole.
  • (causal analysis) Influence; a phenomenon that affects the nature, the magnitude, and/or the timing of a consequence.
  • (economics) A resource used in the production of goods or services, a factor of production.
  • (Scotland) A steward or bailiff of an estate.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰeh₁-

Gloss

put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

哺

Emoji

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