FACTOR IN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does factor in mean? 

• FACTOR IN (verb)
  The verb FACTOR IN has 2 senses:

1. consider as relevant when making a decision

2. resolve into factors

  Familiarity information: FACTOR IN used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FACTOR IN (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Consider as relevant when making a decision

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

factor; factor in; factor out

Context example:

You must factor in the recent developments

Hypernyms (to "factor in" is one way to...):

consider; study (give careful consideration to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Resolve into factors

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

factor; factor in; factor out

Context example:

a quantum computer can factor the number 15

Hypernyms (to "factor in" is one way to...):

calculate; cipher; compute; cypher; figure; reckon; work out (make a mathematical calculation or computation)

Domain category:

arithmetic (the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

The protein may have inhibin-like activity; it may act as an autocrine paracrine factor in uterine, breast, and other female reproductive tissues and may inhibit pituitary secretion of FSH.

(Beta-Microseminoprotein, NCI Thesaurus)

BSA is often an important factor in dosing.

(Body Surface Area, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor in a biological specimen.

(Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

PDGF functions as a local autocrine and paracrine growth factor in many cellular processes.

(Becaplermin, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the B-cell activating factor in a biological specimen.

(B-Cell Activating Factor Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The temperature cycle leads the sleep cycle and is an essential factor in achieving rapid sleep onset and high efficiency sleep.

(Bathing 90 minutes before bedtime can improve sleep quality, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

It is a factor in determining if transplants are likely to succeed.

(Allogenicity, NCI Thesaurus)

Heparan Sulfate is also an essential co-factor in cell-matrix adhesion processes, in cell-cell recognition systems, and in receptor-growth factor interactions.

(Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycan, NCI Thesaurus)

Translocations involving this gene may be a factor in some acute myeloid leukemias.

(CREBBP wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor in a biological specimen.

(Granulocyte Macrophage Colony Stm Factor Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)