Tra từ factor - Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

factor UK [ˈfæk.tə r ] US [-tɚ] noun countable [ factors ]

FACT

1. <E > a fact or situation which influences the result of something
• People's voting habits are influenced by political, social and economic factors.
• Heavy snow was a contributing factor in the accident.
• Price will be a major/crucial factor in the success of this new product.
• The economy is regarded as the decisive/key factor which will determine the outcome of the general election.
• informal The film's success is largely due to its feel-good factor (= its ability to make people feel happy).
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Causing things to happen

• Diet and exercise can influence a person's weight, but heredity is also a factor.
• Smoking is a causative factor in the development of several serious diseases, including lung cancer.
• Too little exercise is a contributory factor in heart disease.
• The environmental argument was a deciding factor.
• We need to take a lot of factors into account in our decision-making.

NUMBER
2. specialized in mathematics, any whole number which is produced when you divide a larger number by another whole number
• Two, three, four and six are all factors of twelve.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Terms for numbers
3. specialized a particular level on some systems of measurement
• a factor 20 suntan cream
• a wind chill factor of -20
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Measurements in general
4. by a factor of specialized
If an amount becomes larger or smaller by a factor of a particular number, it becomes that number of times larger or smaller
• Cases of leukaemia in the area near the nuclear reactor have risen by a factor of four.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division ↑Calculations and calculating

verb
Phrasal Verb: factor something in