S: (n) characteristic (the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2)
S: (n) divisor, factor (one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer)
S: (n) population (the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.))
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)