All 4 Uses of
factor
in
The Hound of the Baskervilles
- There is Mr. Frankland, of Lafter Hall, who is also an unknown factor, and there are one or two other neighbours.
Chpt 6factor = something that affects a result or outcome
- But, first of all, I must keep you in touch with some of the other factors in the situation.
Chpt 8factors = things that affect a result or outcome
- And yet this new factor must surely arrest his attention and renew his interest.
Chpt 10 *factor = thing that affects a result or outcome
- As it is, I have been able to get about as I could not possibly have done had I been living in the Hall, and I remain an unknown factor in the business, ready to throw in all my weight at a critical moment.
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(factor as in: It was the deciding factor.) something that affects a result or outcomeeditor's notes: You also may encounter x-factor or x factor--meaning "the most important thing that influences a result or outcome."