Factor

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Description of Factor

Factor: (1) One of the contributing causes in any action. (2) One of the components that by multiplication makes up a number or expression. (3) SYN: gene. (4) A vitamin or other essential element. (5) An event, characteristic, or other definable entity that brings about a change in health. (6) A categoric independent variable, used to identify, by means of numeric codes, membership in a qualitatively identifiable group; for example, overcrowding is a factor in disease transmission. [L. maker, causer, fr. facio, to make]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

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