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factor
/ˈfæktə/
noun
A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization.
"The factor of the trading post bought the furs."
An agent or representative.
A commission agent.
verb
To find all the factors of (a number or other mathematical object) (the objects that divide it evenly).
(of a number or other mathematical object) To be a product of other objects.
(commercial) To sell a debt or debts to an agent (the factor) to collect.
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