- Factor
A factor, a Latin word meaning 'who/which acts' may refer to:
*Factor (agent) , a person who acts for another, notably a mercantile and/or colonial agent
*Factor (Scotland) , a person or firm managing a Scottish estate
*FACTOR , the Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent on Records
*Factors of production , a resource used in the production of goods and services
* An entity providing commercial finance services known asFactoring (finance)
*Max Factor, Sr. , a Polish-American businessman and cosmetician
*Max Factor, Jr. , son of the above, born Francis Factor
*Max Factor , a cosmetics company founded by Max Factor, Sr.
*John Factor , a Prohibition-era gangsterIn science:
* Anenzyme , proteins that catalyze chemical reactions
* Coagulation factors, substances essential for blood coagulation
* A phenomenon presumed to affect an experiment; seedesign of experiments
* Sun Protection Factor, a unit describing reduction in transmitted ultraviolet lightIn mathematics:
*Factorization the decomposition of an object into a product of other objects
*Integer factorization , the process of breaking down a composite number into smaller non-trivial divisors
* acoefficient
* adivisor of a particular number, or of an element of a monoid
* avon Neumann algebra with a trivial center
* In easier words: A number that takes part in a multiplication giving a particular number.In technology:
*Human factors , a profession that focuses on how people interact with products, tools, or procedures
* "F"unctionality, "A"pplication domain, "C"onditions, "T"echnology, "O"bjects and "R"esponsibility;", Inobject-oriented programming In computer science and information technology:
*Authentication factor , a piece of information used to verify a person's identity for security purposes
*Factor (Unix) , a Unix command for numbers factorization
*Factor (programming language) , an experimental Forth-likeprogramming language In television:
* "The O'Reilly Factor ", an American talk show hosted by Bill O'Reilly onFox News .
* "The Krypton Factor ", a British game show hosted byGordon Burns , formally onITV . Also had an American version.
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