Factor

A factor, a Latin word meaning 'who/which acts' may refer to: Factor (agent), a person who acts for another, notably a mercantile and/or colonial agent
Factor (Scotland), a person or firm managing a Scottish estate
FACTOR, the Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent on Records
Factors of production, a resource used in the production of goods and services
An entity providing commercial finance services known as Factoring (finance)
Max Factor, Sr., a Polish-American businessman and cosmetician
Max Factor, Jr., son of the above, born Francis Factor
Max Factor, a cosmetics company founded by Max Factor, Sr.
John Factor, a Prohibition-era gangster

In science: An enzyme, proteins that catalyze chemical reactions
Coagulation factors,
factor B and factor D, peptides involved in the alternate pathway of immune system complement activation.

In mathematics factors are numbers or other things that get multiplied. In particular, see: Factorization, the decomposition of an object into a product of other objects
Integer factorization, the process of breaking down a composite number into smaller non-trivial divisors
A coefficient
A divisor of a particular number, or of an element of a monoid
A von Neumann algebra with a trivial center

In statistics factor analysis is the study of how factors or certain variables affect variables.

In technology: Human factors, a profession that focuses on how people interact with products, tools, or procedures
"Functionality, Application domain, Conditions, Technology, Objects and Responsibility;", In object-oriented programming

In computer science and information technology: Authentication factor, a piece of information used to verify a person's identity for security purposes
Factor (Unix), a Unix command for numbers factorization
Factor (programming language), a concatenative stack-oriented programming language

In television: The O'Reilly Factor, an American talk show hosted by Bill O'Reilly on Fox News.
The Krypton Factor, a British game show hosted by Gordon Burns, formerly on ITV. Also had an American version.

Translation

The word "Factor" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Spanish, Dutch, Romanian, Simple English.

Translation(s) in other languages: Czech: Faktor, Danish: Faktor, German: Faktor, French: Facteur, Ido: Faktoro, Japanese: 因子, Norwegian (Bokmål): Faktor, Polish: Faktor, Russian: Фактор, Slovak: Faktor, Finnish: Faktori, Swedish: Faktor.