Synonyms for factor

noun

• a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
• (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
• an abstract part of something
• one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer
• an independent variable in statistics
• any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together
• anything that contributes causally to a result

verb

• consider as relevant when making a decision
• resolve into factors
• be a contributing factor