factor - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity

Synonyms

• cistron
• factor
• gene

More generic

• sequence

More specific

• X-linked gene
• Y-linked gene
• allele
• allelomorph
• dominant gene
• genetic marker
• holandric gene
• homeotic gene
• lethal gene
• linkage group
• linked genes
• modifier
• modifier gene
• mutant gene
• nonallele
• oncogene
• operator gene
• polygene
• proto-oncogene
• recessive gene
• regulator gene
• regulatory gene
• repressor gene
• structural gene
• suppresser
• suppresser gene
• suppressor
• suppressor gene
• transforming gene
• transgene

Related

• DNA
• chromosome
• deoxyribonucleic acid
• desoxyribonucleic acid

Noun

an independent variable in statistics

Synonyms

• factor

More generic

• experimental variable
• independent variable

Noun

an abstract part of something

Synonyms

• component
• constituent
• element
• factor
• ingredient

More generic

• division
• part
• section

More specific

• be all and end all
• be-all and end-all
• plot element
• point

Noun

anything that contributes causally to a result

Synonyms

• factor

More generic

• cause

More specific

• RF
• fundamental
• intrinsic factor
• parameter
• releasing factor
• releasing hormone
• unknown quantity
• wild card

Noun

a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission

Synonyms

• agent
• broker
• factor

More generic

• bourgeois
• businessperson

More specific

• auctioneer
• estate agent
• general agent
• house agent
• insurance agent
• insurance broker
• investment banker
• land agent
• real estate agent
• real estate broker
• ship broker
• stockbroker
• syndic
• travel agent
• underwriter

Related

• brokerage
• brokerage firm
• securities firm

Noun

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

Synonyms

• factor

More generic

• number

More specific

• constant of proportionality
• conversion factor
• deflator
• factor of proportionality

Noun

one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer

Synonyms

• divisor
• factor

More generic

• integer
• whole number

More specific

• common divisor
• common factor
• common measure
• equivalent-binary-digit factor
• prime factor

Verb

resolve into factors

Synonyms

• factor
• factor in
• factor out

More generic

• calculate
• cipher
• compute
• cypher
• figure
• reckon
• work out

Verb

consider as relevant when making a decision

Synonyms

• factor
• factor in
• factor out

More generic

• consider
• study

Verb

be a contributing factor

Synonyms

• factor

More generic

• add
• bestow
• bring
• contribute
• impart
• lend

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