Nouns (11)
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"
Verbs (4)
factor
v. deal in factoring
factor, factor in, factor out
v. resolve into factors; "a quantum computer can factor the number 15"
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (6)
determinant, determinative, deciding, conclusive, determining, influential
adj. having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle"
Fuzzynyms (63)
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"
crucial, important
adj. of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women"
convincing
adj. causing one to believe the truth of something; "a convincing story"; "a convincing manner"
positive, incontrovertible, irrefutable
adj. impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument"
decisive, definitive
adj. supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement; "a definitive verdict"; "a determinate answer to the problem"
absolute, infrangible, inviolable
adj. not capable of being violated or infringed; "infrangible human rights"
certain
adj. reliable in operation or effect; "a quick and certain remedy"; "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure sign of termites"
precise, definite
adj. sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"
indisputable, incontestable, undisputable
adj. not open to question; obviously true; "undeniable guilt"; "indisputable evidence of a witness"
beyond doubt, indubitable
adj. too obvious to be doubted
certain, sure
adj. having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends"
plain, patent, manifest, clear, evident, apparent
adj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"
proved, proven
adj. established beyond doubt; "a proven liar"; "a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness"
undisputed, unchallenged, undoubted, unquestioned
adj. generally agreed upon; not subject to dispute; "the accepted interpretation of the poem"; "an accepted theory"; "the undisputed fact"
Synonyms (8)
unmistakable, decided, beyond doubt
adj. clearly evident to the mind; "his opposition to slavery was unmistakable"
fatal, fateful
adj. having momentous consequences; of decisive importance; "that fateful meeting of the U.N. when...it declared war on North Korea"- Saturday Rev; "the fatal day of the election finally arrived"
peremptory
adj. putting an end to all debate or action; "a peremptory decree"
resolute, unhesitating
adj. characterized by quickness and firmness; "his reply was unhesitating"
Antonyms (1)
indecisive
adj. not definitely settling something; "a long and indecisive war"
determining factor
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