something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result
anything that contributes causally to a result
an abstract part of something
one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer
resolve into factors
a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
an independent variable in statistics
consider as relevant when making a decision
(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
