- common factor
- noun see common divisor
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
common factor
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common factor — noun an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly • Syn: ↑common divisor, ↑common measure • Hypernyms: ↑divisor, ↑factor • Hyponyms: ↑greatest common divisor, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
common factor — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms common factor : singular common factor plural common factors maths a number that a group of two or more other numbers can be divided by exactly. 4 is a common factor of 8, 12, and 20 … English dictionary
common factor — /kɒmən ˈfæktə/ (say komuhn faktuh) noun Mathematics an integer which is an exact divisor of two or more given integers. The highest common factor (or greatest common divisor) is the largest factor of a set of integers …
common factor — factor which is shared by all numbers in a given group (Mathematics) … English contemporary dictionary
common factor — An element of return that influences many assets. According to multiple factor risk models, the factors determine correlations between asset returns. Common factors include size (often measured by market capitalization), valuation measures such… … Financial and business terms
highest common factor — noun the largest integer that divides without remainder into a set of integers • Syn: ↑greatest common divisor, ↑greatest common factor • Hypernyms: ↑common divisor, ↑common factor, ↑common measure * * * ˌhighest common ˈfactor 7 [ … Useful english dictionary
greatest common factor — noun the largest integer that divides without remainder into a set of integers • Syn: ↑greatest common divisor, ↑highest common factor • Hypernyms: ↑common divisor, ↑common factor, ↑common measure * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
highest common factor — noun (C) technical the largest number that a set of numbers can be divided by exactly: the highest common factor of 12, 24 and 30 is 6 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
highest common factor — ► NOUN ▪ the highest number that can be divided exactly into each of two or more numbers … English terms dictionary
Factor analysis — is a statistical method used to describe variability among observed, correlated variables in terms of a potentially lower number of unobserved, uncorrelated variables called factors. In other words, it is possible, for example, that variations in … Wikipedia
