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factor

1. Maths
a. one of two or more integers or polynomials whose product is a given integer or polynomial
b. an integer or polynomial that can be exactly divided into another integer or polynomial
2. Med any of several substances that participate in the clotting of blood
3. Law, Commerce a person who acts on another's behalf, esp one who transacts business for another
4. former name for a gene
5. Commercial law a person to whom goods are consigned for sale and who is paid a factorage
6. (in Scotland) the manager of an estate
Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

factor

[′fak·tər]
(mathematics)
For an integer n, any integer which gives n when multiplied by another integer.
For a polynomial p, any polynomial which gives p when multiplied by another polynomial.
For a graph G, a spanning subgraph of G with at least one edge.
(statistics)
A quantity or a variable being studied in an experiment as a possible cause of variation.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

factor

A quantity which is multiplied by another quantity.

See also divisor.
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factor

A number that divides evenly into another number. For example, 3 and 4 are factors of 12. See factorial and IFP.
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Smoking, high blood pressure, high blood lipid levels, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity and a sedentary lifestyle are known as modifiable risk factors. Their impact on the heart can be reduced by making certain lifestyle adjustments or taking specific medications.
biological and individual) risk factors by themselves does not immediately rule out the presence of occupational risk factors;
This heightened risk was independent of other risk factors such as high cholesterol, smoking, and hypertension.
When the researchers adjusted that statistical analysis to account for classic stroke risk factors (like older age, high blood pressure, and smoking), women with HIV had almost a 2-fold higher stroke risk than women without HIV (Figure 2).
Objective: To evaluate the frequency of risk factors with respect to age and gender in patients presenting for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery at a tertiary care cardiac facility.
KEY WORDS: Risk factors, Protective factors, Deep venous thrombosis (DVT), Neurosurgery.
1 showing the percentage of patients having the number of risk factors and table.
Results: Frequency wise risk factors were lined up as male sex (74%) smoking (70%) hypertension (62%) diabetes mellitus (60%) hyperlipidemia (44%) family history (40%) and obesity (14%).
PIMCO, at times, suggests five risk factors, but elsewhere identifies 13 of them.
Dutch researchers found that 62 per cent of very obese children aged 12 or younger have one or more of the risk factors.
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