All 6 Uses of
factor
in
The Fountainhead
- The senseless is the major factor in our lives.†
Chpt 2.12 *factor = thing that affects a result or outcome
- It just so happened that I chose the field that interests you—the field of art—because I thought that it focused the decisive factors in the task we had to accomplish.†
Chpt 4.7factors = things that affect a result or outcome
- Since we are merely the creatures of our chemical metabolism and of the economic factors of our background, there's not a damn thing we can do about anything whatever.†
Chpt 4.7
- Well, if you consider the determining factor, which is, of course, economic...†
Chpt 4.10factor = thing that affects a result or outcome
- The discipline of an immortal tradition has served here as a cohesive factor in evolving a structure whose beauty can reach, simply and lucidly, the heart of every man in the street.†
Chpt 1.4
- Pressure is a powerful factor.†
Chpt 2.2
Definitions:
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(factor as in: It was the deciding factor.) something that affects a result or outcomeYou also may encounter x-factor or x factor--meaning "the most important thing that influences a result or outcome."
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(factor as in: factor it into your thinking) include consideration of
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
See a comprehensive dictionary for other meanings. Less common meanings include one that has to do with units of measurement. More specialized meanings are used in fields including mathematics, business, finance, biology, and grammar.