factor
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/ˈfæktər/
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/ˈfæktə(r)/
something that causes or affects a result
Many factors can affect your health, like diet and exercise.
許多因素可以影響你的健康,比如飲食和運動。
a number that divides another number evenly
The factors of 12 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12.
12的因數有1、2、3、4、6和12。
the number of times something is multiplied
The population grew by a factor of three in twenty years.
人口在二十年內增長了三倍。
a measurement that affects how something feels
The wind factor makes cold days feel even colder.
風力因素讓寒冷的日子感覺更加寒冷。
a substance in blood that helps it clot
People with hemophilia lack a blood clotting factor.
血友病患者缺乏一種血液凝固因子。