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What (who) is Factor - definition

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS THE PRODUCTION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE SOUND RECORDINGS BY CANADIAN PERFORMERS

factor

(factors, factoring, factored)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

A factor is one of the things that affects an event, decision, or situation.

Physical activity is an important factor in maintaining fitness.

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2.

If an amount increases by a factor of two, for example, or by a factor of eight, then it becomes two times bigger or eight times bigger.

The cost of butter quadrupled and bread prices increased by a factor of five.

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3.

You can use factor to refer to a particular level on a scale of measurement.

...suncream with a protection factor of 8.

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4.

A factor of a whole number is a smaller whole number which can be multiplied with another whole number to produce the first whole number. (TECHNICAL)

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factor

¦ noun

1. a circumstance, fact, or influence that contributes to a result.

Biology a gene that determines a hereditary characteristic.

2. Mathematics a number or quantity that when multiplied with another produces a given number or expression.

a number or algebraic expression by which another is exactly divisible.

3. Physiology any of a number of substances in the blood which are involved in coagulation.

4. a business agent.

a company that buys a manufacturer's invoices at a discount and takes responsibility for collecting the payments due on them.

Scottish a land agent or steward.

¦ verb

1. (factor something in/out) include (or exclude) something as a relevant element when making a decision.

2. Mathematics another term for factorize.

3. sell (one's receivable debts) to a factor.

Derivatives

factorable adjective

Origin

ME (meaning 'doer', also in the Scots sense 'agent'): from Fr. facteur or L. factor, from fact-, facere 'do'.

Factor

·vt To resolve (a quantity) into its factors.

II. Factor ·noun A steward or bailiff of an Estate.

III. Factor ·noun One of the elements or quantities which, when multiplied together, from a product.

IV. Factor ·noun One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result; a constituent.

V. Factor ·noun One who transacts business for another; an agent; a substitute; especially, a mercantile agent who buys and sells goods and transacts business for others in commission; a commission merchant or consignee. He may be a home factor or a foreign factor. He may buy and sell in his own name, and he is intrusted with the possession and control of the goods; and in these respects he differs from a broker.

Wikipedia

FACTOR

FACTOR (the Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent on Records) is a private non-profit organization "dedicated to providing assistance toward the growth and development of the Canadian music industry".

FACTOR was founded in 1982 by radio broadcasters CHUM, Rogers Radio Broadcasting, Moffat Communications, along with the Canadian Independent Record Production Association and the Canadian Music Publishers Association. FACTOR has been administering public money since 1986 when it began to grow significantly. From an inaugural budget of $200,000 CAD, they now distribute over $11.5 million annually.

The merit-based approach of monetary distribution used by FACTOR and Canadian music video funding organization VideoFACT, is not without critics. In 2009, the organizations came under public scrutiny when a letter written by Unfamiliar Records founder Greg Ipp was republished on the internet - in turn promoting the idea that bigger image-based bands shouldn’t be getting such a huge amount of those finite funds as it leaves relatively little, if any, funding for the smaller up-and-coming bands.

Notable recording artists who have received FACTOR grants include:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FACTOR

Examples of use of Factor

1. That Gemini factor is more important than the Pickfords factor, the Barclaycard factor and the Armageddon factor put together.

2. He said: "The risk factor is massive – the risk factor to the public, the risk factor to the staff, the risk factor to other inmates.

3. The religion factor, especially the Catholic factor, is equally complicated.

4. Color, he said, while not THE factor in the Super Tuesday results was A factor.

5. When asked about his ties to Max Factor, Mallory Factor said he knew of no link.