factors
Causes behind results
Factors are elements that contribute to a result or outcome: Several factors influenced her decision.
In mathematics, factors are numbers that multiply together to produce another number—2 and 3 are factors of 6.
To factor is to break something into its component parts, or to include it in consideration: You need to factor in the cost of shipping.
To factor out is to exclude from consideration or, in math, to extract a common element from an expression.
What decides outcomes
- driversVehicle operators or motivating forces
- catalystsReaction accelerators
- triggersCauses or activates
- influencesPowers that shape behavior
antecedents · contributors · precursors · roots · origins · reasons · motives · stimuli
Game participants
- participantsThose actively involved
- stakeholdersThose with investment in outcome
- contributorsThose who give help
- actorsThose playing roles
parties · decision-makers · influencers · operators · intermediaries · brokers · facilitators · representatives
Fundamental parts or substances
- partsIndividual elements of whole
- constituentsParts of a whole
- ingredientsParts of a mixture
- aspectsDistinct elements or sides
variables · parameters · dimensions · features · attributes · characteristics · segments · pieces
Numbers without fractional components
- primesReadies for action
- divisorsNumbers dividing another evenly
- multiplesQuantities divisible evenly
- coefficientsNumerical multipliers in expressions
equations · quotient · remainder · algebra · polynomial · binomial · quadratic · product
Changeable elements in equations
- independentFree from external control
- dependentRequiring outside support
- controlledKept within limits
- confoundingCausing surprise or confusion
covariates · correlation · causation · analysis · regression · variance · significance · outcomes
Readies for action
- RSAPublic-key encryption algorithm
- modulusAbsolute value operation
- public keyShareable encryption component
- private keyConfidential decryption credential
encryption · decryption · digital signature · authentication · algorithm · keypair · asymmetric · security
determinants
What decides outcomes
- driversVehicle operators or motivating forces
- catalystsReaction accelerators
- triggersCauses or activates
influences · antecedents · contributors · precursors · roots · origins · reasons · motives · stimuli · agents
players
Game participants
- participantsThose actively involved
- stakeholdersThose with investment in outcome
- contributorsThose who give help
actors · parties · decision-makers · influencers · operators · intermediaries · brokers · facilitators · representatives · authorities
elements
Fundamental parts or substances
- partsIndividual elements of whole
- constituentsParts of a whole
- ingredientsParts of a mixture
aspects · variables · parameters · dimensions · features · attributes · characteristics · segments · pieces · units
integers
Numbers without fractional components
coefficients · equations · quotient · remainder · algebra · polynomial · binomial · quadratic · product · multiplication
variables
Changeable elements in equations
- independentFree from external control
- dependentRequiring outside support
- controlledKept within limits
confounding · covariates · correlation · causation · analysis · regression · variance · significance · outcomes · predictors
primes
Readies for action
- RSAPublic-key encryption algorithm
- modulusAbsolute value operation
- public keyShareable encryption component
private key · encryption · decryption · digital signature · authentication · algorithm · keypair · asymmetric · security · certificate
- basic mathsubtraction, multiplying, dividing, adding, subtracting
- multiplicationmultiplication, multiply, product, times tables, multiplier
- experimentsexperiment, experiments, test, tests, trials
- ANOVAANOVA, F-test, F-ratio, within groups, between-subjects
- dimensionality reductionPCA, eigenvalues, eigenvector, loading, component
- divisibilitydivisor, divisors, multiple, multiples, divisible by two
factorswholes
Complete unified amounts
totals · aggregates · sums · entireties · composites
- factory robotsAutomated manufacturing machinery
- factory workerManufacturing floor employee
- factory settingsOriginal device configuration
- chocolate factoryFacility producing cocoa-based sweets
- factory farmingIntensive livestock production system
- factory resetReverting device to original
factory, factor, factored, factoring, factorial, cofactor, factorization, factorize, factorable