Factor 160502 226160394 2008-07-17T02:32:14Z AmeIiorate 1318272 Removing test edits using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] {{wiktionarypar|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 as [[Factoring (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 gangster In '''science''': * An [[enzyme]], proteins that catalyze chemical reactions * [[Coagulation#Coagulation_factors|Coagulation factors]], substances essential for blood coagulation * A phenomenon presumed to affect an experiment; see [[design of experiments]] In '''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 * a [[coefficient]] * a [[divisor]] of a particular number, or of an element of a monoid * a [[von 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;", In [[object-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]]-like [[programming language]] In '''television''': * ''[[The O'Reilly Factor]]'', an American talk show hosted by [[Bill O'Reilly (commentator)|Bill O'Reilly]] on [[Fox News]]. * ''[[The Krypton Factor]]'', a British game show hosted by [[Gordon Burns]], formally on [[ITV]]. Also had an [[The Krypton Factor (US game show)|American version]]. ==See also== *[[X Factor]] {{disambig}} [[cs:Faktor (rozcestník)]] [[da:Faktor]] [[de:Faktor]] [[fr:Facteur]] [[io:Faktoro]] [[nl:Factor]] [[no:Faktor]] [[ro:Factor]] [[simple:Factor]] [[sk:Faktor]] [[fi:Faktori]] [[sv:Faktor]]