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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

要因

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yōin

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Factor/ˈfæk.tɚ/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #450 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"それが成功の大きな要因となった。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A circumstance, fact, or influence that contributes to a result or outcome.

    "Price is a major factor in the consumer's decision-making process."
  2. 2

    A number or quantity that when multiplied with another produces a given number.

    "Three and five are factors of fifteen."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin factor ('doer, maker'), from facere ('to do, make'). It entered English in the 15th century via Old French, originally denoting a commercial agent or proxy before broadening to mean an element or circumstance contributing to a result.

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