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A factor, a Latin word meaning 'who/which acts', may refer to:
In commerce:
Factor (agent), a person who acts for another, notably a mercantile and/or colonial agentFactor (Scotland), a person or firm managing a Scottish estateFactors of production, a resource used in the production of goods and servicesFactoring (finance), an entity providing commercial finance servicesMax Factor, a cosmetics company founded by Max Factor, Sr.In science:
An enzyme, proteins that catalyze chemical reactionsCoagulation factors, substances essential for blood coagulationA phenomenon presumed to affect an experiment; see design of experimentsSun protection factor, a unit describing reduction in transmitted ultraviolet lightFactor B and factor D, peptides involved in the alternate pathway of immune system complement activation.In mathematics:
Divisor, an integer which evenly divides a number without leaving a remainderFactorization, the decomposition of an object into a product of other objectsInteger factorization, the process of breaking down a composite number into smaller non-trivial divisorsA coefficient, a multiplicative factor in an expression, usually a numberA von Neumann algebra with a trivial centerFactor (graph theory), a spanning subgraphAny finite contiguous subsequence of a wordIn statistics
Factor analysis is the study of how factors or certain variables affect other variables.In technology:
Human factors, a profession that focuses on how people interact with products, tools, or proceduresIn computer science and information technology:
Authentication factor, a piece of information used to verify a person's identity for security purposesFactor (programming language), a concatenative stack-oriented programming languageA substring, a subsequence of consecutive symbols in a stringIn television:
The O'Reilly Factor, an American talk show hosted by Bill O'Reilly on Fox NewsThe Krypton Factor, a British game show hosted by Gordon Burns, formerly on ITV The Krypton Factor (US game show) American versionPeople:
Max Factor, Sr., a Polish-American businessman and cosmeticianMax Factor, Jr., son of the above, born Francis FactorJohn Factor, a Prohibition-era gangsterOrganizations:
FACTOR, the Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent on Records