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S: (n) factor (anything that contributes causally to a result) "a number of factors determined the outcome"

S: (n) component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient (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 speech"

S: (n) be-all and end-all, be all and end all (the essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim) "profit is the be-all and end-all of business"
S: (n) plot element (a component or element of the plot of a story)

S: (n) McGuffin, MacGuffin ((film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot) "the McGuffin was a key element of Alfred Hitchcock's films"

S: (n) point (a geometric element that has position but no extension) "a point is defined by its coordinates"

S: (n) attractor, attracter ((physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system)

S: (n) strange attractor, chaotic attractor (an attractor for which the approach to its final point in phase space is chaotic)

S: (n) intersection, intersection point, point of intersection (a point where lines intersect)

S: (n) metacenter, metacentre ((shipbuilding) the point of intersection between two vertical lines, one line through the center of buoyancy of the hull of a ship in equilibrium and the other line through the center of buoyancy of the hull when the ship is inclined to one side; the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the stability of the ship)
S: (n) vertex (the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure)

S: (n) divisor, factor (one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer) "what are the 4 factors of 6?"
S: (n) agent, factor, broker (a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission)
S: (n) factor (any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together)

S: (n) factor (an independent variable in statistics)
S: (n) gene, cistron, factor ((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"

S: (v) factor, factor in, factor out (resolve into factors) "a quantum computer can factor the number 15"
S: (v) factor (be a contributing factor) "make things factor into a company's profitability"
S: (v) factor, factor in, factor out (consider as relevant when making a decision) "You must factor in the recent developments"