2022-03-15
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – F - factor
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Dictionary.com:
ออกเสียง factor = “FAK-ter”
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions:
Factor
This noun has several precise meanings,
but it is loosely and vaguely used to mean “element,”
“condition,” or “situation,”
which themselves are terms of jargon.
“One factor that made me take the job was the salary offered”
can better be expressed
“I took the job partly because of the attractive salary.”
Possible substitute for the factor
include ingredient, component, and element,
although none is really precise.
A factor is an element leading to a result,
so that the expression “contributing factor”
is a phrase from which contributing should be omitted.
A factor is only an element or a cause,
never an event or occurrence in itself.
Omit factor from speech and writing as often as you can: it’s a loose, vague term.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Factor
Did you know?
In Latin factor means simply "doer".
So in English a factor is an "actor" or element or ingredient
in some situation or quantity.
Charm can be a factor in someone's success,
and lack of exercise can be a factor in producing a poor physique.
In math
we use factor to mean a number that can be multiplied or divided
to produce a given number
(for example, 5 and 8 are factors of 40).
And in biology
a gene may be called a factor,
since genes are ingredients in the total organism.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
History and Etymology for factor
Noun
Middle English factour "doer, perpetrator, commercial agent,"
borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French,
borrowed from Latin factor "maker, creator, perpetrator"
(Medieval Latin, "commercial agent, broker"), from fac-, stem of facere "
to make, bring about, perform, do" + -tor, agent suffix
— more at FACT
Collins English Dictionary:
factorable adj
ˌfactoraˈbility n
ˈfactorˌship n
Usage:
Factor (sense 1) should only be used
to refer to something which contributes to a result.
It should not be used to refer to a part of something
such as a plan or arrangement;
instead a word such as component or element should be used
THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® STEDMAN'S MEDICAL DICTIONARY:
Factor n.
One that contributes in the cause of an action.
A mathematical component
that by multiplication makes up a number or expression.
THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® SCIENCE DICTIONARY:
Factor Noun
One of two or more numbers or expressions
that are multiplied to obtain a given product.
A substance found in the body, such as a protein,
that is essential to a biological process.
For example,
growth factors are needed for proper cell growth and development.
Verb
To find the factors of a number or expression.
For example,
the number 12 can be factored into 2 and 6, or 3 and 4, or 1 and 12.