Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

factor

n. any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together

factor

n. a company that specializes in factoring

component, factor

n. anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number of factors determined the outcome"

factor, divisor

n. one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer; "what are the 4 factors of 6?"

component, constituent, element, ingredient, factor

n. an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"

factor

v. deal in factoring

factor, factor in, factor out

v. resolve into factors; "a quantum computer can factor the number 15"

causal, causative of

adj. involving or constituting a cause; causing; "a causal relationship between scarcity and higher prices"

condition, consideration, circumstance

n. information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take"

influence

n. a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do; "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking"

reason

n. a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying"

catalyst

n. something that causes an important event to happen; "the invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country"

determinant, determiner, determinative, causal factor, determining factor

n. a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"

component, constituent, element, component part

n. an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"

certainty

n. the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others"

verity

n. an enduring or necessary ethical or religious or aesthetic truth

fact

n. a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred; "first you must collect all the facts of the case"

plane

n. a level of existence or development; "he lived on a worldly plane"

point

n. a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point"

side

n. an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect); "he was on the heavy side"; "he is on the purchasing side of the business"; "it brought out his better side"

aspect, facet

n. a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question"

item, point, specific, detail, particular

n. an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"

rule, principle

n. a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; "the principle of the conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields"

abortifacient

adj. causing abortion

activating, actuating

adj. causing motion or action or change

anorectic, anorexigenic

adj. causing loss of appetite; "an anorectic (or anorexigenic) drug"

conducive, contributing, contributive, contributory, contributive to

adj. tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor"

errhine

adj. causing nasal discharge

inductive, inducive

adj. inducing or influencing; leading on; "inductive to the sin of Eve"- John Milton

motive, motivative, motivating

adj. impelling to action; "it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function"- Arthur Pap; "motive pleas"; "motivating arguments"

motive, motor

adj. causing or able to cause motion; "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy"

precipitating

adj. bringing on suddenly or abruptly; "the completion of the railroad was the precipitating cause in the extinction of waterborne commerce"

responsible, responsible for

adj. being the agent or cause; "determined who was the responsible party"; "termites were responsible for the damage"

sternutatory, sternutative

adj. causing sneezing; "pepper is a sternutatory substance"

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