factor

How to sign: an abstract part of something
"jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a s;

Similiar / Same: component, element, ingredient, constituent

Categories: division, part, section

Within this category: be-all and end-all, point

factor

How to sign: (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
"genes were formerly called factors";

Similiar / Same: gene, cistron

Categories: sequence

Within this category: allele, dominant gene, genetic marker, homeotic gene, lethal gene, linkage group, modifier, mutant gene, nonallele, oncogene, operator gene, polygene, proto-oncogene, recessive gene, regulatory gene, repressor gene, structural gene, suppressor, X-linked gene, Y-linked gene

factor

How to sign: a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission

Similiar / Same: broker, agent

Categories: bourgeois, businessperson

Within this category: auctioneer, insurance broker, investment banker, realtor, ship broker, stockbroker, syndic, travel agent

factor

How to sign: one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer
"what are the 4 factors of 6?";

Similiar / Same: divisor

Categories: integer, whole number

Within this category: common divisor, equivalent-binary-digit factor, prime factor