All 3 Uses of
factor
in
The Things They Carried
- Depending on numerous factors, such as topography and psychology, the riflemen carried anywhere from 12 to 20 magazines, usually in cloth bandoliers, adding on another 8.
Chpt 1factors = things that affect a result or outcome
- He would dispense with love; it was not now a factor.
Chpt 1 *factor = thing that affects a result or outcome
- I'd pulled enough night guard to know how the fear factor gets multiplied as you sit there hour after hour, nobody to talk to, nothing to do but stare into the big black hole at the center of your own sorry soul.
Chpt 20factor = something that affects a result or outcome
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."