Noun

• S: (n) factor (anything that contributes causally to a result)
• S: (n) component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient (an abstract part of something)
• S: (n) divisor, factor (one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer)
• S: (n) agent, factor, broker (a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• member holonym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) factor (any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together)
• S: (n) factor (an independent variable in statistics)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• 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)

Verb

• S: (v) factor, factor in, factor out (resolve into factors)
• S: (v) factor (be a contributing factor)
• S: (v) factor, factor in, factor out (consider as relevant when making a decision)