facteur

Definitions of facteur
  1. noun
    a man who delivers the mail
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    type of:
    coursier, livreur
    someone employed to make deliveries
  2. noun
    anything that contributes causally to a result
    synonyms: élément
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    paramètre
    any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance
    type of:
    cause
    events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
  3. noun
    something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result
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    difficulté
    a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result
    facteur déterminant
    a determining or causal element or factor
    ennuis, problème
    a source of difficulty
    entrave
    something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
    influence
    a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do
    type of:
    connaissance, savoir
    the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
  4. noun
    any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together
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    déflation
    a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant dollars
    type of:
    chiffre, nombre
    a concept of quantity involving zero and units
  5. noun
    one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer
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    facteur premier
    the prime factors of a quantity are all of the prime quantities that will exactly divide the given quantity
    facteur commun
    an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly
    type of:
    entier, nombre entier
    any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero
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