S: (n) divisor (divisor%1:23:01::), factor (factor%1:23:00::) (one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer) "what are the 4 factors of 6?"
S: (n) factor (factor%1:23:01::) (any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together)
S: (n) factor (factor%1:09:01::) (an independent variable in statistics)
S: (n) gene (gene%1:08:00::), cistron (cistron%1:08:00::), factor (factor%1:08:00::) ((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"